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Parties Involved:
California Air Resources Board
Defendant
Tajinder Gill
Defendant
William A. Hamilton
Plaintiff
Barry Ho
Defendant
Kirk Oliver
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM A. HAMILTON,

Plaintiff,

v.

CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD, a 

California Public Agency; TAJINDER GILL, 

BARRY HO, in their official capacity as 

Engineers of the California Air Resources 

Board; and KIRK OLIVER, in his official 

capacity as Esquire, Office of Legal Affairs, of 

the California Air Resources Board,

Defendants.

_____________________________________/

Case No. 1:15-cv-01942-AWI-SKO

FIRST INFORMATIONAL ORDER

This order highlights specific rules of which the parties should take particular note. Failure 

to comply with the Local Rules, federal rules or a court order, including this order, will be grounds 

for dismissal, entry of default or other appropriate sanctions. See Local Rule 110; Fed. R. Civ. P. 

41(b). In litigating this action, the parties must comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 

the Local Rules of the United States District Court, Eastern District of California ("Local Rules"), 

and this order.

1. Documents intended to be filed with the Court must be mailed to the Clerk of the Court. 

See Local Rule 134(a). All documents improperly mailed to a judge's chambers will be stricken 

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from the record. A document requesting a Court order must be styled as a motion. See Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 7.

2. Each document submitted for filing must include the original signature(s) of the filing 

party or parties. Local Rule 131; Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a). All documents submitted without the 

required signature(s) will be stricken. Each separate document must be separately stapled. See 

Local Rule 130. If a document is stapled behind another document, it will not be filed and will not 

be entered on this Court's docket.

3. All documents filed with the Court must be submitted with an additional legible conformed 

copy for the Court's use. See Local Rule 133(d)(2). A document submitted without an extra copy 

for the Court's use will be stricken. If the filing party would like a file-stamped copy, that party 

must include an additional copy for that purpose (i.e., submit an original and two copies, one for 

the Court's use and one to be returned.) The Court cannot provide copy or mailing service for a 

party, even for an indigent plaintiff proceeding in forma pauperis. Therefore, if the filing party 

wishes a file-stamped copy returned, the party must also provide an envelope with adequate 

postage pre-paid. Copies of documents from the Court file may be obtained at the cost of 50 cents 

per page.

4. After any defendants have appeared in an action by filing a pleading responsive to the 

complaint (i.e., an answer or a motion to dismiss), all documents filed with the Court must include 

a certificate of service stating that a copy of the document was served on the opposing party. See 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 5; Local Rule 135(c). A document submitted without the required proof of service 

will be stricken. Where a party is represented, service on the party's attorney of record constitutes 

effective service. 

5. All filings must bear the file number assigned to the action, followed by the initials of the 

District Court Judge and the Magistrate Judge to whom the case is assigned. Where plaintiff 

simultaneously pursues more than one action, plaintiff must file separate original documents and 

the appropriate number of copies in each action to which the document pertains. Documents 

submitted listing more than one case number in the caption will be stricken. 

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6. The Court cannot serve as a repository for the parties' evidence. The parties may not file 

evidence with the Court until the course of litigation brings the evidence into question (for 

example, on a motion for summary judgment, at trial, or when requested by the Court). Evidence 

improperly submitted to the Court will be stricken and returned to the party.

7. All Court deadlines will be strictly enforced. Requests for time extensions must set forth 

the reason for the extension and must be filed with the Court before the deadline in question. See 

Local Rule 144. 

8. A plaintiff proceeding in propria persona has an affirmative duty to keep the Court and 

opposing parties informed of his current address. If a plaintiff moves and fails to file a notice of 

change of address, service of Court orders at plaintiff's prior address shall constitute effective 

notice. See Local Rule 182(f). If mail directed to plaintiff is returned by the U.S. Postal Service 

as undeliverable, the Court will not attempt to re-mail it. If the address is not updated within 60 

days of the returned mail, the action will be dismissed for failure to prosecute. See Local Rule 

183(b).

9. Due to the voluminous filings in this district, the Court cannot respond to individual 

requests for the status of cases, and any such requests will be denied. If the parties inform the 

Court of any address changes in compliance with Local Rule 183(b), the Court will notify the 

parties of any Court action taken in their case.

10. Defendants must respond to the complaint within the time provided by the applicable 

provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a).

11. Unless otherwise ordered, all motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, motions 

concerning discovery, motions pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7, 11, 12, 15, 41, 55, 56, 59 and 60, and 

motions pursuant to Local Rule 110 shall be briefed pursuant to Local Rule 230. Failure to 

oppose such a motion timely may be deemed a waiver of opposition to the motion.

12. At some point in the litigation, one or more defendants may move for summary judgment 

as to some or all of plaintiff's claims. 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). 

Each defendant's motion will set forth the facts which that defendant contends are not reasonably 

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subject to dispute and that entitle the defendant to judgment as a matter of law. See Fed. R. Civ. 

P. 56(c). Pursuant to 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 

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56. 

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 a 

defendant's motion but argue that defendant is not entitled to judgment as a matter of law. 

Plaintiff may show a defendant's facts are disputed in one or more of the following ways: (1) 

plaintiff may rely upon statements made under penalty of perjury in the complaint if (a) the 

complaint shows that plaintiff has personal knowledge of the matters stated and (b) plaintiff calls 

the Court's attention to those portions of the complaint upon which plaintiff relies; (2) plaintiff 

may serve and file affidavits or declarations setting forth the facts which plaintiff believes prove 

plaintiff's claims (the persons who sign the affidavit or declaration must have personal knowledge 

of the facts stated); (3) plaintiff may rely upon written records, but plaintiff must prove that the 

records are what plaintiff claims they are; (4) plaintiff may 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 the 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 a defendant's 

motion. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(d). If plaintiff does not serve and file a request to postpone 

consideration of the defendant's motion or written opposition to the motion, the court may 

consider plaintiff's failure to act as a waiver of opposition to the defendant's motion. Plaintiff's 

waiver of opposition to the defendant's motion may result in the entry of summary judgment 

against plaintiff.

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

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14. The failure of any party to comply with the order, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or 

the Local Rules of Court, may result in the imposition of sanctions including, but not limited to, 

dismissal of the action or entry of default.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 16, 2016 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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