(PC) Rodriguez v. Rayna ( 2022 )

1 2 3 4 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 FRESNO DIVISION 8 9 ERLINDO RODRIGUEZ, JR., 1:19-cv-01788-BAK (HBK) (PC) 10 Plaintiff, SECOND INFORMATIONAL ORDER— 11 NOTICE AND WARNING OF v. REQUIREMENTS FOR OPPOSING 12 DEFENDANTS’ SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION 13 L. RAYNA, et al., (Doc. No. 51) 14 Defendants. TWENTY-ONE (21) DAY DEADLINE 15 16 17 18 Plaintiff Erlindo Rodriguez, Jr. is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis 19 in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case proceeds against Defendants J. 20 Carranza-Rico and L. Reyna for a December 3, 2018, denial of food claim and against Defendant 21 Reyna for a December 4, 2018 denial of food claim in violation of the Eighth Amendment. 22 I. Rand Notice 23 Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment on August 8, 2022. (Doc. No. 51.) 24 Defendants’ motion is not accompanied by a Rand warning. (Id.) Consequently, pursuant to 25 Woods v. Carey, 684 F.3d 934 (9th Cir. 2012), Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952 (9th Cir. 1998), 26 and Klingele v. Eikenberry, 849 F.2d 409 (9th Cir. 1988), the Court hereby notifies Plaintiff of the 27 following rights and requirements for opposing the motion: 28 1 1. Unless otherwise ordered, all motions for summary judgment are briefed pursuant to 2 Local Rule 230(l). 3 2. Plaintiff is required to file an opposition or a statement of non-opposition to 4 Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Local Rule 230(l). If Plaintiff fails to file an 5 opposition or a statement of non-opposition to the motion, this action may be dismissed, with 6 prejudice, for failure to prosecute. The opposition or statement of non-opposition must be filed 7 not more than 21 days after the date of service of the motion. Id. 8 3. A motion for summary judgment is a request for judgment on some or all of 9 Plaintiff’s claims in favor of Defendants without trial. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a). Defendants’ motion 10 sets forth the facts which they contend are not reasonably subject to dispute and that entitle them 11 to judgment as a matter of law. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c). This is called the Statement of Undisputed 12 Facts. Local Rule 260(a). 13 4. Plaintiff has the right to oppose a motion for summary judgment. To oppose the 14 motion, Plaintiff must show proof of his claims. Plaintiff may agree with the facts set forth in 15 Defendants’ motion but argue that Defendants are not entitled to judgment as a matter of law. 16 5. In the alternative, if Plaintiff does not agree with the facts set forth in Defendants’ 17 motion, he may show that Defendants’ facts are disputed in one or more of the following ways: 18 (1) Plaintiff may rely upon statements made under the penalty of perjury in the complaint or the 19 opposition if (a) the complaint or opposition shows that Plaintiff has personal knowledge of the 20 matters stated and (b) Plaintiff calls to the Court’s attention those parts of the complaint or 21 opposition upon which Plaintiff relies; (2) Plaintiff may serve and file declarations setting forth 22 the facts which Plaintiff believes prove his claims; (3) Plaintiff may rely upon written records but 23 Plaintiff must prove that the records are what he claims they are; or (4) Plaintiff may rely upon 24 all or any part of the transcript of one or more depositions, answers to interrogatories, or 25 admissions obtained in this proceeding. Should Plaintiff fail to contradict Defendants’ motion 26 with declarations or other evidence, Defendants’ evidence will be taken as truth, and final 27 judgment may be entered without a full trial. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e). 28 1 6. In opposing Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, Local Rule 260(b) requires 2 Plaintiff to reproduce Defendants’ itemized facts in the Statement of Undisputed Facts and admit 3 those facts which are undisputed and deny those which are disputed. If Plaintiff disputes (denies) 4 a fact, Plaintiff must cite to the evidence used to support that denial (e.g., pleading, declaration, 5 deposition, interrogatory answer, admission, or other document). Local Rule 260(b). 6 7. If discovery has not yet been opened or if discovery is still open and Plaintiff is not 7 yet able to present facts to justify the opposition to the motion, the Court will consider a request 8 to postpone consideration of Defendants’ motion. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(d). Any request to postpone 9 consideration of Defendants’ motion for summary judgment must include the following: (1) a 10 declaration setting forth the specific facts Plaintiff hopes to elicit from further discovery, (2) a 11 showing that the facts exist, and (3) a showing that the facts are essential to opposing the motion 12 for summary judgment. Blough v. Holland Realty, Inc., 574 F.3d 1084, 1091 n.5 (9th Cir. 2009); 13 Tatum v. City & Cty. of San Francisco, 441 F.3d 1090, 1100–01 (9th Cir. 2006); California v. 14 Campbell, 138 F.3d 772, 779 (9th Cir. 1998). The request to postpone the motion for summary 15 judgment must identify what information is sought and how it would preclude summary 16 judgment. Blough, 574 F.3d at 1091 n.5; Tatum, 441 F.3d at 1100–01; Margolis v. Ryan, 140 17 F.3d 850, 853 (9th Cir. 1998); Local Rule 260(b). 18 8. Unsigned declarations will be stricken, and declarations not signed under penalty of 19 perjury have no evidentiary value. 20 9. The failure of any party to comply with this order, the Federal Rules of Civil 21 Procedure, or the Local Rules of the Eastern District of California may result in the imposition of 22 sanctions including but not limited to dismissal of the action or entry of default. 23 II. Deadline to File Opposition 24 The Court recognizes Plaintiff filed a Declaration on August 26, 2022, apparently intending 25 it serve as an opposition to Defendants’ summary judgment. (See Doc. 52.) However, the 26 declaration alone will not suffice to serve as an opposition to Defendants’ motion. 27 28 1 In light of Plaintiff's pro se status and Defendants’ failure to properly file a Rand notice 2 | with their motion for summary judgment, the Court finds it appropriate to extend the deadline for 3 | Plaintiff to file his opposition to Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. 4 Ii. Conclusion and Order 5 Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 6 1. Within twenty-one (21) days from the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall file 7 | an opposition to Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, in compliance with Federal Rule of 8 | Civil Procedure 56 and Local Rule 260; and 9 2. Any request for an extension of time of this deadline must be filed on or before it 10 || expires and must be supported by good cause. 11 2 | Dated: _ September 2, 2022 Mihaw. Th. foareh Zack 13 HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA 4 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28