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a c ts, w e re c ite th e m h e re o n lya s n e c e ss a ryto 1 ourdi s cus s i on. W e not e thatt he D i s t r i ctC our tcons ol i dat ed thi s cas e w i t h t w o ot her cas es br oughtbyR ay , R ayv. C el l E xt r act i on U ni t( 7) , C i v. N o. 03- 873, and R ayv. W al ker , C i v. N o. 03- 3093. 2 F re d e ric k R a yf

iled th is c iv il righ ts a c tio n p ro se p u rsu a n t to 4 2 U .S .C . § 1 9 8 3 in t he U ni t ed St at es D i s t r i ctC our tfort he East ern D i s t r i ctof Penns y l vani a, al l egi ng due p ro c e ss v io latio n s. R a ya lleg e s th a t A p p e llee s, c o rre c tio n a l o f f ice rs a n d p riso n o f

f icia ls 1 atC hes t erC ount yPr i s on, vi ol at ed hi s cons t i tut i onal r i ght s w hen theyfor ci bl yr emoved hi m fr om hi s cel l and s ubs equent l ydepr i ved hi m of a meani ngful di s ci pl i naryhear i ng. R a ys e e k s d a m a g e s a n d d e c la ra to ry re lie f. A ft erappr oxi m at el ys i x m ont hs of di s covery , R ayfi l ed a mot i on t o compel an ans w ert o i nt err ogat or i es and pr oduct i on of document s . I n an or derent er ed A pr i l 13, 20 04 , t he D i stri ctC ou rtden i ed thi s m oti on w i t ho ut pr ej ud i ce, no t i ng t hat A pp el l ees’ re sp o n se in d ica ted th a t th e yh a d f u lf ill e d R a y ’s d isc o v e ryre q u e sts . T h e re c o rd re f lec ts th a t R a yf

iled n o f u rth e r d isc o v e rym o tio n s. A p p e llee s m o v e d f o r su m m a ryju d g m e n t, att ac h ing p ri so n rec o rds a n d R ay ’s de p o sit ion in su p p o rto f th eir argu m en t th at th ere w ere no i s s ues of m at er i al fac tbeca us e the al l egat i ons i n R ay ’ s compl ai ntw er e uns uppor t ed by a n ye v id e n c e . R a yf

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o r a th irtyd a ye n lar g e m e n t o f tim e in w h ich to re sp o n d . T h e D istric t C o u rt g ra n ted R a y ’s m o tio n , ex ten d in g th e re sp o n se d e a d lin e to N ovember8, 2004. R aydi d notfi l e a r es pons e t o t he s um m aryj udgm entm ot i on. I n an or derent er ed N ovember30, 2004, t he D i s t r i ctC our tgr ant ed s um m aryj udgm enti n favor3

of A ppel l ees , expl ai ni ng t hatt her e w as no evi dence i n t he r ecor d t o s how t hatA ppel l ees had act ed im properl yi n tr ansferr i ng R ayt o an i sol at i on cel l or that R ay ’s du e process r i ght s w er e vi ol at ed i n connec t i on w i t h hi s di s ci pl i naryhear i ng. O n t he s ame dayt hatt he D i s t r i ctC our ti s s ued i t s s um m aryj udgm entor der , R ayfi l ed a mot i on pur s uantt o Feder al R u le o f C iv il P ro c e d u re 5 6 (f

) f o r a c o n tin u a n c e in o rd e r t o c o n d u c t f u rt h e r d is c o v e ry. T he D i s t r i ctC our tdeni ed thi s m ot i on as m ooton D ece m ber7, 2004. R ayappea l s fr om th e D istric t C o u rt’s o rd e r g ra n tin g su m m a ryju d g m e n t. T he D i s t r i ctC our thad j ur i s di ct i on under28 U . S. C . §§ 1331 and 1343. W e have appel l at e j ur i s di ct i on under28 U . S. C . § 1291. W e r evi ew t he di s t r i ctcour t ’ s gr antof su m m a ryju d g m e n t de novo , vi ew i ng t he under l y i ng fac t s and al l r eas onabl e i nfer ence s th e re f ro m in th e lig h t m o st f

a v o ra b le to th e p a rtyo p p o sin g th e m o tio n . P e n n sy lv a n ia C o a l A ss ’n v . B a b b itt , 6 3 F .3 d 2 3 1 , 2 3 5 (3 d C ir. 1 9 9 5 ). S u m m a ryju d g m e n t is appr opr i at el ygr ant ed w her e ther e i s no genui ne i s s ue as t o anym at er i al fac tand the m o v in g p a rtyis e n tit led to ju d g m e n t as a m a tter o f law . F e d . R . C iv . P . 5 6 (c ). A p a rty o p p o sin g a su m m a ryju d g m e n t m o tio n c a n n o t re st u p o n th e “ m e re a lleg a tio n s o r d e n ials of the adve r s e part y ’ s pl eadi ng” butm us tr es pond w i t h aff i davi t s ordepos i t i ons s et t i ng f o rt h “ s p e c if

ic f a c ts s h o w in g th a t th e re is a g e n u in e is s u e f o r t ri a l.” F e d . R . C iv . P . 5 6 (e ). A s th e D istric t C o u rt n o ted , A p p e llee s s u p p o rte d th e ir su m m a ryju d g m e n t m o tio n w ith p riso n re c o rd s a n d R a y ’s d e p o sitio n . R a yw a s a llo w e d d isc o v e ry , y e t f iled n o re sp o n se to the s u m m aryjud g m en t m o ti o n . O n the re co rd b ef o re the D istri ct C o u rt , A p p ell ee s w ereW e do notr evi ew t he or derdeny i ng t he R ul e 56( f) m ot i on, as i tw as notappea l ed. 2 See U ni on Paci fi c R ai l r oad C om panyv. G r eentr ee Tr ans p. T rucki ng C o. , 293 F. 3d 120, 1 2 5 -2 6 (3 d C ir . 2 0 0 2 ). I tdoes notappea rfr om t he r ecor d t hatt he D i s t r i ctJ udge had Ray ’ s R ul e 56( f) 3 m ot i on befor e hi m w hen he w as deci di ng t he D efe ndant s ’ s um m aryj udgm entm ot i on. 4 ent i t l ed t o j udgm entas a mat t erof l aw . W e fi nd no abus e of di s cr et i on i n t he D i s t r i ct C our t ’ s deni al of R ay ’ s di s coverym ot i on. See I n r e Fi ne PaperA nt i t rus tL i t i gat i on, 685 F . 2 d 8 1 0 , 8 1 7 -18 (3d C ir . 1 9 8 2 ). W e r ecogni ze thatR ayfi l ed a mot i on fora cont i nuance underFeder al R ul e of C i vi l Pr ocedur e 56( f) , as s er t i ng a nee d forfur t herdi s covery . R ay ’ s m ot i on w as r ece i ved byt he C l erk of the D i s t r i ctC our ton N ovember29, 2004, t he s ame dayt hatt he D i s t r i ct C our ti s s ued i t s s um m aryj udgm entor derand tw enty - one day s aft ert he thi r t yday ext ens i on of t i m e had e xpi r ed. W hi l e ther e i s no fi xed t i m e l i m i tforfi l i ng a R ul e 56( f) 2 m ot i on, undert hes e ci r cumst ance s , R ay ’ s m ot i on w as notfi l ed w i t hi n a r eas onabl e t i m e, and the D i s t r i ctC our thad no r eas on t o defe ract i ng on A ppel l ees ’ m ot i on. See 3 R eso luti o n T rust C o rp. v. N o rth B ri d g e A sso cs., Inc . , 2 2 F . 3 d 1 1 9 8 , 1 2 0 4 (1 C ir . 1 9 9 4 ); st see also A sh ton -T ate C o rp. v. R o ss, 91 6 F . 2 d 5 1 6 , 5 2 0 (9 C ir . 1 9 9 0 ). th Fort he for egoi ng r eas ons , w e w i l l aff i r m t he or derof the D i s t r i ctC our tgr ant i ng sum m aryj ud gm ent t o A pp el l ees.