(PC) Gould v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVEN ERIC GOULD, Case No. 2:18-cv-01981-JAM-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE

DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY

v. JUDGMENT AND DENYING AS MOOT

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR AN

RENEE SMITH1, EXTENSION OF TIME Defendant. ECF Nos. 50, 51 16 17 Plaintiff has filed a motion for extension of time to file and serve an opposition to defendant’s March 8, 2021 motion for summary judgment. ECF No. 51. However, review of defendant’s motion for summary judgment shows that defendant did not provide plaintiff with the proper notice of the requirements—including those imposed by the court’s local rules—for opposing a summary judgment motion. See Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952, 962-63 (9th Cir. 1998); Woods v. Carey, 684 F.3d 934, 936 (9th Cir. 2012) (“[T]he only satisfactory practice to ensure that prisoners receive adequate notice pursuant to Rand and Wyatt is to provide such notice at the…