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Parties Involved:
Duane Johnson
Plaintiff
Robinson
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DUANE JOHNSON,

 Plaintiff, 

v.

E. ROBINSON,

Defendant.

_____________________________

No. 2:08-CV-2046 RCF (P)

INFORMATIONAL ORDER

REGARDING SUMMARY

JUDGMENT

Defendant Robinson filed a motion for summary judgment on February 19, 2010. The

Court issues this order to remind plaintiff of his obligations to respond to the motion.

Under Eastern District Local Rule 230(l), plaintiff’s opposition – if any – to the granting

of the motion shall be served and filed not more than 21 days after the date upon which

defendants’ motion for summary judgment was served. 

Motions in Prisoner Actions. All motions, except motions to dismiss for lack of

prosecution, filed in actions wherein one party is incarcerated and proceeding in

propria persona, shall be submitted upon the record without oral argument unless

otherwise ordered by the Court. Such motions need not be noticed on the motion

calendar. Opposition, if any, to the granting of the motion shall be served and filed

by the responding party not more than twenty-one (21) days after the date of service

of the motion. A responding party who has no opposition to the granting of the

motion shall serve and file a statement to that effect, specifically designating the

motion in question. Failure of the responding party to file an opposition or to file a

statement of no opposition may be deemed a waiver of any opposition to the granting

of the motion and may result in the imposition of sanctions. The moving party may,

not more than seven (7) days after the opposition is served, serve and file a reply to

the opposition. All such motions will be deemed submitted twenty-eight (28) days

after the service of the motion or when the reply is filed, whichever comes first. See

L.R. 135. 

E.D. Cal. Local R. 230(l).

Plaintiff is also reminded of his obligations for opposing a motion for summary judgment. 

The Court advised plaintiff how to oppose a motion for summary judgment in the Second

Informational Order entered by the Court on June 2, 2009. That order states:

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 An affidavit is a written declaration or statement of facts, made voluntarily, and 1

confirmed by the oath or affirmation of the party making it, taken before an officer having

authority to administer such oath. An unsworn declaration has the same effect as an affidavit,

provided that it is dated and signed under penalty of perjury, as follows: “I declare under penalty

of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.” 28 U.S.C. § 1746. Affidavits and declarations

must be made on personal knowledge and must set forth facts as would be admissible in

evidence. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e).

 Sworn or certified copies of all papers referred to in an affidavit must be attached to the 2

affidavit and served on the opposing party. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e).

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At some point in the litigation, one or more defendants might move for summary

judgment as to some or all of plaintiff’s claims. In accordance with Klingele v.

Eikenberry, 849 F.2d 409 (9th Cir. 1988), plaintiff is advised of the following

requirements for opposing a motion for summary judgment made by defendants

under Fed. R. Civ. P. 56. Such a motion is a request for an order for judgment on

some or all of plaintiff’s claims in favor of defendants without trial. See Fed. R. Civ.

P. 56(b). Defendant(s)’ motion will set forth the facts that defendants contend are not

reasonably subject to dispute and that entitle defendant to judgment as a matter of

law. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c).

Plaintiff has the right to oppose a motion for summary judgment. To oppose the

motion, plaintiff must show proof of his claims. Plaintiff may agree with the facts

set forth in defendant(s)’ motion but argue that defendant(s) are not entitled to

judgment as a matter of law. Plaintiff may show defendant(s)’ facts are disputed in

one or more of the following ways: (1) plaintiff may rely upon statements made

under the penalty of perjury in the complaint if the complaint shows that plaintiff has

personal knowledge of the matters stated and if plaintiff calls to the Court’s attention

those parts ofthe complaint upon which he relies; (2) plaintiff may also serve and file

affidavits or declarations setting forth the facts that plaintiff believes prove his 1

claims (the persons who sign the affidavit or declaration must have personal

knowledge of the facts stated); (3) plaintiff may also rely upon written records, but

plaintiff must prove that the records are what he claims they are; (4) plaintiff may

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also rely upon all or any part of the transcript of one or more depositions, answers to

interrogatories, or admissions obtained in this proceeding. Should plaintiff fail to

contradict defendant(s)’ motion with affidavits, declarations or other evidence,

defendant(s)’ evidence will be taken as true, and final judgment may be entered

without a full trial. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e).

If there is some good reason why such facts are not available to plaintiff when

required to oppose such a motion, the Court will consider a request to postpone

considering defendant(s)’ motion. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(f). If plaintiff does not

serve and file a request to postpone consideration of defendant(s)’ motion or written

opposition to the motion, the Court might consider plaintiff’s failure to act to be a

waiver of opposition to defendant(s)’ motion. Plaintiff’s waiver of opposition to

defendant(s)’ motion might result in the entryof summaryjudgment against plaintiff.

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A motion supported by affidavits or declarations that are unsigned will be stricken.

See Docket #20.

DATED: February 22, 2010 

/s/ Raymond C. Fisher_______________

Raymond C. Fisher

United States Circuit Judge

Sitting by Designation

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