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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LOURDES A. ACASIO,

Plaintiff,

v.

SAN MATEO COUNTY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-04689-JSC 

NOTICE TO PLAINTIFF REGARDING 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION AND 

ORDER SETTING SUMMARY 

JUDGMENT BRIEFING SCHEDULE

Defendant will file a motion for summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure. This notice is written to explain to the pro se plaintiff how the summary

judgment process works and the consequences if a summary judgment motion is granted in the

defendant’s favor. See Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952 (9th Cir. 1998).

A motion for summary judgment provides a procedure for terminating an action without

trial if “there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and . . . the moving party is entitled to

judgment as a matter of law.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c). Material facts are those which may affect the

outcome of the case. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248 (1986). A dispute as to a

material fact is genuine if there is sufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to return a verdict for

the party opposing the motion for summary judgment. Id.

The party filing the motion for summary judgment is called the “moving party”; the party

opposing the motion is called the “opposing party.” The moving party bears the initial burden of

identifying those portions of the pleadings, discovery and affidavits which demonstrate the

absence of a genuine issue of material fact. Celotex Corp. v. Cattrett, 477 U.S. 317, 323 (1986). 

Where the moving party will have the burden of proof on an issue at trial, it must affirmatively

demonstrate that no reasonable trier of fact could find other than for the moving party. But on an

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issue for which the opposing party will have the burden of proof at trial, the moving party need

only point out that there is an absence of evidence to support the opposing party’s case. Id.

Once the moving party meets its initial burden, the opposing party may not rest upon the

allegations or denials of unverified pleadings, but must file an opposition setting forth specific

facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e). The facts relied upon

must be admissible under rules governing admission of evidence generally, and must be presented

in items such as: (1) declarations based on personal knowledge, accompanied by sworn or certified

copies of all documents referred to in the declaration,1id.; (2) discovery documents, such as

answers to deposition questions, answers to interrogatories or answers to requests for admissions,

that have been properly authenticated by a declaration by someone with personal knowledge of the

documents’ accuracy, Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c); (3) verified complaints that meet the requirements of

Rule 56(e)—that is, complaints containing factual assertions that are within the pleader’s personal

knowledge and are otherwise admissible evidence, see Schroeder v. McDonald, 55 F.3d 454, 460

(9th Cir. 1995); see also Keenan v. Hall, 83 F.3d 1083, 1090 n.1 (9th Cir. 1996). The evidence

presented on each claim must not only be admissible, but also must be sufficient for a jury to

reasonably return a verdict for the opposing party. Anderson, 477 U.S. at 249. If the opposing

party fails to contradict the moving party with declarations or other evidence, the moving party’s

evidence may be taken as the truth.

It is not the district court’s job to search the record for a genuine issue of triable fact. 

Keenan v. Allen, 91 F.3d 1275, 1279 (9th Cir. 1996). The opposing party has the burden of

identifying with reasonable particularity the evidence that precludes summary judgment. Id.

If the moving party has met its burden of proof and the opposing party fails to set forth

specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial, then “the moving party is entitled to

 

1 A declaration is a statement of facts which are personally known to the person making the

declaration. The facts in a declaration must be admissible in evidence, i.e., evidentiary facts and

not conclusions or argument. The declaration must show affirmatively that the person making the

declaration is competent to testify to the matters stated therein and contain no inadmissible hearsay

or opinions. A declaration must be made under penalty of perjury, i.e., it must be signed at the end 

after the statement “I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and 

that this declaration was executed on [date].”

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judgment as a matter of law.” Celotex Corp., 477 U.S. at 323. A successful motion for summary

judgment terminates the action without trial and will result in a final judgment on the merits, or if

a partial motion, disposes of a particular claim or claims for relief.

Plaintiff is reminded that she may contact the Legal Help Center, 450 Golden Gate 

Avenue, 15th Floor, Room 2796, Telephone No. (415) 782-8982, for free assistance regarding her 

claims.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 28, 2016

JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY

United States Magistrate Judge

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