Opinion ID: 221938
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Heading: The Grant Of Summary Judgment To Campbell

Text: Siggers also challenges the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Campbell on Siggers's claim that the September 12, 2006 Notice that Campbell issued Siggers was in retaliation for Siggers's success in his prior lawsuit. Because we hold that it was an abuse of discretion for the district court to deny Siggers's Rule 56(f) motion, we also hold that it was premature for the district court to rule on the merits of Campbell's motion for summary judgment. We therefore reverse the district court's September 25, 2009, grant of summary judgment in favor of Campbell, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
For the reasons stated above, we REVERSE the district court's September 25, 2009, denial of Siggers's motion to delay consideration of summary judgment and its grant of summary judgment to Campbell in that same opinion. We AFFIRM the district court's December 10, 2008, dismissal of all of Siggers's other claims. We REMAND the case to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.