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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

PINE BLUFF DIVISION

ATHENA WASHINGTON PLAINTIFF

V. 5:14CV00274 JLH/JTR

 

CYNTHIA HUNTER, Lieutenant, 

Brassell Detention Center, et al. DEFENDANTS

ORDER

Defendants have filed a Motion for Summary Judgment, a Brief in Support, and

a Statement of Undisputed Facts. Docs. 37, 38, & 39. Plaintiff must respond to that

Motion. 

At the summary judgment stage, a plaintiff cannot rest upon mere allegations

and, instead, must meet proof with proof. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e). This means that

Plaintiff’s Response must include her legal arguments, as well as affidavits,1

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records, or other evidence establishing that there is a genuine issue of material fact

that must be resolved at a hearing or trial.

Furthermore, pursuant to Local Rule 56.1, Plaintiff must also separately file a

Statement of Disputed Facts, which lists: (a) any disagreement she has with the

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 The affidavit must be based upon the personal knowledge of the person executing the

affidavit and must be either: (1) sworn and subscribed to by a notary public; or (2) executed under

penalty of perjury, as provided for by 28 U.S.C. § 1746.

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specifically numbered factual assertions in Defendants’ Statement of Undisputed Facts

(Doc. 39); and (b) any other disputed facts that she believes must be resolved at a

hearing or trial.2

Finally, Plaintiff is advised that if she intends to rely on documents that have

been previously filed in the record, she must specifically refer to those documents by

docket number, page, date, and heading. The Court will not sift through the file to

find support for Plaintiff’s factual contentions. See Crossley v. Georgia-Pacific,

Corp., 355 F.3d 1112, 1113-14 (8th Cir. 2004) (affirming the grant of summary

judgment because a plaintiff failed to properly refer to specific pages of the record that

supported his position). 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT:

1. Plaintiff must file, within thirty days of the entry of this Order, a

Response to Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment and a separate Statement of

Disputed Facts that comply with the Fed. R. Civ. P. 56, Local Rule 56.1, and the

instructions in this Order.

2. Plaintiff is advised that the failure to timely and properly comply with

this Order will result in: (a) all of the facts in Defendants’ summary judgment papers

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 If Plaintiff disputes any of the facts in Defendants’ Statement of Undisputed Facts, she must

identify each numbered paragraph that contains the facts she disputes and, for each paragraph,

explain why she disputes those facts.

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being deemed admitted by Plaintiff, pursuant to Local Rule 56.1(c); or (b) the

dismissal of this action, without prejudice, pursuant to Local Rule 5.5(c)(2). 

Dated this 25th day of March, 2015.

 

 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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