Source: https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/california/candce/3:2017cv02395/310869/9
Timestamp: 2018-03-17 04:49:52
Document Index: 396960656

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1983', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1983', '§ 1997']

ORDER OF SERVICE - The Clerk of the Court shall issue summons and the United States Marshal shall serve, without prepayment of fees, a copy of the operative complaint in this matter for Gray v. Celaya et al :: Justia Dockets & Filings
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Gray v. Celaya et al
ORDER OF SERVICE - The Clerk of the Court shall issue summons and the United States Marshal shall serve, without prepayment of fees, a copy of the operative complaint in this matter (Docket No. 1), all attachments thereto, and a copy of this order upon Salinas Valley prison guards J. A. Celaya and J. Esparza. The Clerk shall also mail courtesy copies of the operative complaint and this order to the California Attorney Generals Office. Habeas Answer or Dispositive Motion due by 10/16/2017. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 07/12/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/12/2017)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 United States District Court Northern District of California 11 KENNETH WAYNE GRAY, Plaintiff, 12 13 14 15 16 v. J. A. CELAYA, et al., Defendants. Case No. 17-cv-02395-WHO (PR) ORDER OF SERVICE; ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANTS TO FILE A DISPOSITIVE MOTION OR NOTICE REGARDING SUCH MOTION; INSTRUCTIONS TO CLERK 17 18 19 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Kenneth Wayne Gray alleges two prison guards at Salinas Valley State 20 Prison violated his due process rights when they filed and found him guilty of false 21 charges. His 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights complaint containing these allegations is now 22 before the Court for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). 23 Having concluded that the complaint (Docket No. 1) states cognizable claims 24 against defendants, the Court directs defendants to file in response to the operative 25 complaint a dispositive motion, or notice regarding such motion, on or before October 16, 26 2017, unless an extension is granted. The Court further directs that defendants comply 27 with the notice provisions detailed in Sections 2.a and 10 of the conclusion of this order. 28 1 2 DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a 3 4 prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a 5 governmental entity. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any 6 cognizable claims and dismiss any claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim 7 upon which relief may be granted or seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune 8 from such relief. See id. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). Pro se pleadings must be liberally construed. 9 See Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dep’t, 901 F.2d 696, 699 (9th Cir. 1988). A “complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to ‘state a 10 United States District Court Northern District of California 11 claim to relief that is plausible on its face.’” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) 12 (quoting Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007)). “A claim has facial 13 plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the 14 reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged.” Id. (quoting 15 Twombly, 550 U.S. at 556). Furthermore, a court “is not required to accept legal 16 conclusions cast in the form of factual allegations if those conclusions cannot reasonably 17 be drawn from the facts alleged.” Clegg v. Cult Awareness Network, 18 F.3d 752, 754–55 18 (9th Cir. 1994). To state a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a plaintiff must allege two essential 19 20 elements: (1) that a right secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States was 21 violated, and (2) that the alleged violation was committed by a person acting under the 22 color of state law. See West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42, 48 (1988). 23 B. Legal Claims 24 Gray, a state prisoner who is proceeding pro se, alleges Salinas Valley prison 25 guards J. A. Celaya and J. Esparza violated his right to due process when they charged and 26 found him guilty of false charges arising from an incident that occurred on January 5, 27 2016. When liberally construed, these claims are cognizable under section 1983. 28 2 1 CONCLUSION 2 For the foregoing reasons, the Court orders as follows: 3 1. The Clerk of the Court shall issue summons and the United States 4 Marshal shall serve, without prepayment of fees, a copy of the operative complaint in this 5 matter (Docket No. 1), all attachments thereto, and a copy of this order upon Salinas 6 Valley prison guards J. A. Celaya and J. Esparza. The Clerk shall also mail courtesy 7 copies of the operative complaint and this order to the California Attorney General’s 8 Office. 9 2. On or before October 16, 2017, defendants shall file a motion for summary judgment or other dispositive motion with respect to the claim(s) in the complaint found to 11 United States District Court Northern District of California 10 be cognizable above. a. 12 If defendants elect to file a motion to dismiss on the grounds plaintiff 13 failed to exhaust his available administrative remedies as required by 42 U.S.C. 14 § 1997e(a), defendants shall do so in a motion for summary judgment, as required by 15 Albino v. Baca, 747 F.3d 1162 (9th Cir. 2014). b. 16 Any motion for summary judgment shall be supported by adequate 17 factual documentation and shall conform in all respects to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of 18 Civil Procedure. Defendants are advised that summary judgment cannot be granted, nor 19 qualified immunity found, if material facts are in dispute. If any defendant is of the 20 opinion that this case cannot be resolved by summary judgment, he shall so inform the 21 Court prior to the date the summary judgment motion is due. 22 3. Plaintiff’s opposition to the dispositive motion shall be filed with the Court 23 and served on defendants no later than forty-five (45) days from the date defendants’ 24 motion is filed. 25 4. 26 27 28 Defendants shall file a reply brief no later than fifteen (15) days after plaintiff’s opposition is filed. 5. The motion shall be deemed submitted as of the date the reply brief is due. No hearing will be held on the motion unless the Court so orders at a later date. 3 1 6. All communications by the plaintiff with the Court must be served on 2 defendants, or defendants’ counsel once counsel has been designated, by mailing a true 3 copy of the document to defendants or defendants’ counsel. 4 7. Discovery may be taken in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil 5 Procedure. No further court order under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(a)(2) or Local 6 Rule 16-1 is required before the parties may conduct discovery. 7 8. It is plaintiff’s responsibility to prosecute this case. Plaintiff must keep the 8 court informed of any change of address and must comply with the Court’s orders in a 9 timely fashion. Failure to do so may result in the dismissal of this action for failure to 10 United States District Court Northern District of California 11 12 13 prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). 9. Extensions of time must be filed no later than the deadline sought to be extended and must be accompanied by a showing of good cause. 10. A decision from the Ninth Circuit requires that pro se prisoner-plaintiffs be 14 given “notice of what is required of them in order to oppose” summary judgment motions 15 at the time of filing of the motions, rather than when the court orders service of process or 16 otherwise before the motions are filed. Woods v. Carey, 684 F.3d 934, 939-41 (9th Cir. 17 2012). Defendants shall provide the following notice to plaintiff when they file and serve 18 any motion for summary judgment: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The defendants have made a motion for summary judgment by which they seek to have your case dismissed. A motion for summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will, if granted, end your case. Rule 56 tells you what you must do in order to oppose a motion for summary judgment. Generally, summary judgment must be granted when there is no genuine issue of material fact — that is, if there is no real dispute about any fact that would affect the result of your case, the party who asked for summary judgment is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, which will end your case. When a party you are suing makes a motion for summary judgment that is properly supported by declarations (or other sworn testimony), you cannot simply rely on what your complaint says. Instead, you must set out specific facts in declarations, depositions, answers to interrogatories, or authenticated documents, as provided in Rule 56(e), that 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 United States District Court Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 contradict the facts shown in the defendants’ declarations and documents and show that there is a genuine issue of material fact for trial. If you do not submit your own evidence in opposition, summary judgment, if appropriate, may be entered against you. If summary judgment is granted, your case will be dismissed and there will be no trial. Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952, 962-63 (9th Cir. 1998). 11. Discovery may be taken in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. No further court order under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(a)(2) or Local Rule 16-1 is required before the parties may conduct discovery. 12. It is plaintiff’s responsibility to prosecute this case. Plaintiff must keep the court informed of any change of address and must comply with the Court’s orders in a timely fashion. Failure to do so may result in the dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: July 12, 2017 15 _________________________ WILLIAM H. ORRICK United States District Judge 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 5