Rodriguez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD J. CRANE, No. 2:15-cv-0208 TLN CSK P Plaintiff, v. ORDER RODRIGUEZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. On December 1, 2025, plaintiff filed a motion styled, “Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment,” citing Rule 56(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (ECF No. 382.) Plaintiff’s motion is denied because it is untimely. I. FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 56 Rule 56(a) provides: “A party may move for summary judgment, identifying each claim or defense--or the part of each claim or defense--on which summary judgment is sought. The court shall grant summary judgment if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. The court should state on the record the reasons for granting or denying the motion.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a). Rule 56(b) sets forth the timing of…