Opinion
NO. 3:11-0855
12-31-2012
CHRIS SCOTT MAYBERRY v. HUMPHREYS COUNTY, et al.
ORDER
Presently pending is the motion for summary judgment (Docket Entry No. 106) of Defendants Humphreys County, Tennessee, Chris Davis, Becky Cunningham, Mike Mealler, Teddy Hooper, Tammy Ross, Will Hooper, Bonnie Robertson, Thelma Davidson, Theresa Howell, Brent Hubble, Alan Wallace, Greg Ryan, Brian Baker and David Flowers.
The defendants' motion (Docket Entry No. 109) for leave to file under seal several supporting documents attached to their motion is DENIED. The defendants have not set forth any persuasive basis for sealing the documents. The Clerk is directed to UNSEAL the documents (Docket Entry Nos. 110-115).
The plaintiff shall have until February 11, 2013, to file a response to the motion for summary judgment. The evidentiary hearing scheduled in this action for February 6, 2013, is CANCELLED in light of the pending motion for summary judgment.
The plaintiff is advised that Rule 56(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure mandates that summary judgment be granted if the moving party shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. Once the defendants properly show the absence of a genuine dispute for trial, the plaintiff must show that the material facts are genuinely disputed by citing to materials in the record, including depositions, documents, electronically stored information, affidavits or declarations, stipulations, admissions, interrogatory answers, or other materials, or show that the materials cited by the defendants do not establish an undisputed fact or that the defendant cannot produce admissible evidence to support such fact(s).
The plaintiff is also advised that, if he wishes to dispute the facts submitted by the defendants, he must respond to the defendants' statement of undisputed, material facts in accord with Local Rule 56.01(c), by responding to each fact set forth by the defendants by either (1) agreeing that the fact is undisputed; (2) agreeing that the fact is undisputed for the purposes of ruling on summary judgment; or (3) by demonstrating that the fact is disputed, with specific citation to the record. The plaintiff may include his responses to each fact listed on the same copy of the defendants' Statement of Undisputed Facts with which he was served, and then file that document together with his response. If the plaintiff needs more space to respond to the defendants' Statement of Undisputed Facts, the plaintiff may attach additional pages thereto.
Finally, the plaintiff is advised that failure to file a timely response to the motion for summary judgment could result in the dismissal of the claims brought against these defendants.
It is so ORDERED.
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JULIET GRIFFIN
United States Magistrate Judge