Opinion
Case No. 3:04-cv-368.
February 14, 2006
ORDER TO PRO SE PLAINTIFF UPON FILING OF MOTION TO DISMISS OR MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
You are hereby notified that the Defendant has filed with the Court on February 13, 2006, a motion to dismiss your claim in this case or for summary judgment on those claims. You should receive a copy of the motion directly from the Defendant.
Under the rules of this Court (S.D. Ohio L.R. 7.2) you are allowed twenty-one days from the date of service (February 13, 2006) within which to file a response to this motion, plus an extra three days if the motion was served on you by mail. Your response must be filed with the Court not later than [March 17, 2006].
Under Fed.R.Civ.Proc. 56, a party faced with a motion for summary judgment cannot rely merely on the claims he or she has made in the Complaint, but must respond with evidence which shows that there is a genuine issue of material fact for trial in the case. The evidence must be of the same quality as would be admissible at trial in the case.