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Parties Involved:
Maharaj Alexandro Tomar
Defendant
Tony Eugene Wardlow
Plaintiff

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

DELTA DIVISION 

TONY EUGENE WARDLOW PLAINTIFF 

Reg. #15072-045 

 

V. NO. 2:24-cv-158-DPM-ERE 

MAHARAJ ALEXANDRO TOMAR DEFENDANT 

ORDER 

Defendant Maharaj Alexandro Tomar has filed a motion for partial summary 

judgment, a statement of facts, and a brief in support arguing that: (1) the Court lacks 

subject matter jurisdiction over Mr. Wardlow’s official capacity claims; and (2) Mr. 

Wardlow failed to exhaust his administrative remedies regarding any claim related 

to his Ozempic prescription before filing this lawsuit. Docs. 9, 10, 11. Pro se plaintiff 

Tony Eugene Wardlow has a right to file a response. 

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 

Mr. Wardlow’s response should include his legal arguments, as well as affidavits,1

1 The affidavit 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, by including the 

following statement before the date and signature: “I declare (or certify, verify, or state) 

under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.” Additionally, the affidavit 

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

Court may not consider an affidavit unless it meets these requirements. 

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prison records, or other evidence to show that there is a genuine issue of material 

fact that must be resolved at a hearing or trial. 

In addition, pursuant to Local Rule 56.1,2 Mr. Wardlow must separately file a 

“separate, short and concise statement of the material facts as to which [he] contends 

there is no genuine dispute to be tried.” Mr. Wardlow’s statement of disputed facts 

must state whether he “agrees” or “disagrees” with the factual statements in each of 

the numbered paragraphs in Defendant Tomar’s statement of undisputed facts. Doc. 

10. If Mr. Wardlow disagrees with any of the facts in Defendant Tomar’s statement 

of undisputed facts, he must: (1) identify each numbered paragraph that contains the 

facts he disputes; (2) for each paragraph, explain why he disputes those facts; and 

(3) include a citation to the evidence he is relying on to support his version of the 

disputed fact. 

If Mr. Wardlow relies on documents that have been previously filed in the 

record, he must specifically refer to those documents by docket number and page. 

The Court will not sift through the file to find support for Mr. Wardlow’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). 

2 The Local Rules for the Eastern District of Arkansas are available on the internet. 

See https://www.are.uscourts.gov/court-info/local-rules-and-orders/local-rules. 

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Defendant Tomar’s motion for partial summary judgment concerns: (1) 

whether this Court has subject matter jurisdiction over Mr. Wardlow’s official 

capacity claims against Defendant Tomar; and (2) whether Mr. Wardlow fully and 

properly exhausted the grievance process as to his claim related to his Ozempic 

prescription before filing this lawsuit. Therefore, Mr. Wardlow’s response to the 

motion should focus on those issues. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT: 

1. Mr. Wardlow has until January 7, 2025, to file: (1) a response to 

Defendant Tomar’s motion for partial summary judgment; and (2) a separate 

statement of disputed facts. As to any filing, Mr. Wardlow should attempt to comply 

with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56, Local Rule 56.1, and the instructions in 

this Order. 

2. Mr. Wardlow is advised that the failure to timely and properly file a 

response and statement of disputed facts may result in: (1) all of the facts in 

Defendant Tomar’s statement of undisputed facts being deemed admitted, pursuant 

to Local Rule 56.1(c); and (2) the possible dismissal of Mr. Wardlow’s claims, 

without prejudice, pursuant to Local Rule 5.5(c)(2). 

SO ORDERED 17 December 2024. 

___________________________________ 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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