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Parties Involved:
Aiman Abuhamdieh
Plaintiff
United States Postal Service
Defendant

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AIMAN ABUHAMDIEH,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-05770-DMR 

ORDER PROVIDING NOTICE TO PRO 

SE PLAINTIFF OF REQUIREMENTS 

FOR OPPOSING MOTION FOR 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

On December 22, 2015, Defendant United States Postal Service filed a motion to dismiss, 

or in the alternative, motion for summary judgment. [Docket No. 6.] 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 governs summary judgment motions. A summary 

judgment motion is a request for an order of judgment, without trial, in favor of the party bringing 

the motion, in this case, Defendant. In such a motion, the party moving for summary judgment 

presents the facts that are not disputed and argues that these facts entitle it to judgment as a matter 

of law. In other words, Defendant is arguing that there does not need to be a trial in the case 

against it because undisputed facts show that it is entitled to a judgment in its favor.

The relevant parts of Rule 56 are as follows:

a) Motion for Summary Judgment or Partial Summary 

Judgment. . . . The court shall grant summary judgment if the 

movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact 

and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. 

. . . .

(c) Procedures.

(1) Supporting Factual Positions. A party asserting that a 

fact cannot be or is genuinely disputed must support the 

assertion by:

(A) citing to particular parts of materials in the 

record, including depositions, documents, 

electronically stored information, affidavits or 

declarations, stipulations (including those made for 

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purposes of the motion only), admissions, 

interrogatory answers, or other materials; or

(B) showing that the materials cited do not establish 

the absence or presence of a genuine dispute, or that 

an adverse party cannot produce admissible evidence 

to support the fact.

. . . .

(4) Affidavits or Declarations. An affidavit or declaration 

used to support or oppose a motion must be made on 

personal knowledge, set out facts that would be admissible in 

evidence, and show that the affiant or declarant is competent 

to testify on the matters stated.

. . . .

(h) Affidavit or Declaration Submitted in Bad Faith. If satisfied 

that an affidavit or declaration under this rule is submitted in bad 

faith or solely for delay, the court--after notice and a reasonable time 

to respond--may order the submitting party to pay the other party the 

reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, it incurred as a result. 

An offending party or attorney may also be held in contempt or 

subjected to other appropriate sanctions.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 56.

To defeat a summary judgment motion, Plaintiff must present evidence that, when viewed 

together with Defendant’s evidence, convinces the court that his claims should go to trial. If 

Plaintiff has a good reason why facts are not available to him at the time required to oppose the 

summary judgment motion, the court may consider a request to postpone ruling on the motion. To 

support such a request, Plaintiff must provide the court and opposing counsel with an affidavit or 

declaration, signed under penalty of perjury, setting forth the reasons the facts are unavailable and 

indicating how those facts would support his claims. If summary judgment is granted, the case 

will be dismissed and there will be no trial.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 24, 2016

______________________________________

Donna M. Ryu

United States Magistrate Judge UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Donna M. Ryu

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