Daram
(PC) Bowcut v. Daram
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DONALD RAY BOWCUT, No. 2:21-cv-00736-DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER VASUKI DARAM, et al., Defendants. 16 On November 14, 2023, defendants filed a motion for summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. Plaintiff did not oppose the motion. Plaintiff filed two motions requesting appointment of counsel (ECF Nos. 49, 50) and the undersigned denied those motions. (ECF No. 51.) Plaintiff then filed an appeal. (ECF No. 53.) Plaintiff also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis after being sent the bill for fees by the Ninth Circuit. (ECF No. 56.) The Ninth Circuit dismissed plaintiff’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction. (ECF Nos. 57, 58.) Local Rule 230(l) provides in part: “Failure of the responding party to file written opposition or to file a statement of no opposition may be deemed a waiver of any opposition to the granting of the motion . . . .” Id. On November 14, 2023 plaintiff was advised…