Zvonko Pavelic v. City of Los Angeles

26 F.3d 131 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Zvonko PAVELIC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-55154. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 10, 1994. * Decided June 14, 1994. Before: D.W. NELSON, BEEZER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 In opposing the city's motion for summary judgment, Pavelic failed to comply with Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c). Instead of submitting affidavits, depositions or answers to interrogatories, and specifying the material facts at issue, Pavelic merely attached a "verification" to argumentative documents. This practice is clearly prohibited. See Cent.Dist. of Cal.R. 7.14.3; Nilsson, Robbins, Dalgarn, Berliner, Carson & Wurst v. Louisiana Hydrolec, 854 F.2d 1538, 1545 (9th Cir.1988). Forcing judges and opposing parties to sift through a confusing jumble of fact and argument places an intolerable burden on the judicial system. Courts are not obligated to consider…