Any moving party who files a reply to an opposition to a motion for
summary judgment or partial summary judgment must file a “Response to
Statement of Genuine Disputes,” which must include every fact included in
the opposing party’s Statement of Genuine Disputes (in the same order,
using the same numbers, and with all citations to the supporting evidence
identified by either the moving or opposing party), and, for facts disputed by
the opposing party, the moving party’s response (with pinpoint citations
including page and line numbers, if available, to evidence in the record) to
rebut the existence of a genuine dispute. This Response to Statement of
Genuine Disputes must be in substantially the following format:
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Moving Party’s Uncontroverted Opposing Party’s Response to
Facts and Supporting Evidence Cited Fact and Supporting
Evidence
1. The accident occurred on June 1, 1. Undisputed.
2013, at 1:30 p.m.
Evidence: Declaration of John Smith
(“Smith Decl.”) Ex. A (6/3/13 Def.
Dep.) 5:5-10; Smith Decl. Ex. B
(Witness A Decl.) ¶ 3.
2. The signal light was green in 2. Disputed.
Defendant’s direction when she
entered into the intersection and Immediately before the accident,
immediately before Plaintiff’s the light was green in Plaintiff’s
vehicle “ran” the red light and struck direction and Defendant ran the
Defendant’s truck. red light.
Evidence: 6/3/13 Def. Dep. 6:7-9. Evidence: Declaration of William
Jones (“Jones Decl.”) Ex. A
(6/8/13 Pl. Dep.) 10:2-5.
2. Moving Party’s Response
In the section of the deposition cited by Plaintiff, Plaintiff merely states
that he “believe[s]” that the light was green when he drove into the
intersection. Later in his deposition, he admitted that he had consumed a
large amount of beer prior to the accident so he “do[esn’t] clearly recall”
whether the light was green. See 6/8/13 Pl. Dep. 12:5-13:12.
3. [etc.]
