Adrian Juan Lloyd v. D. Castillo, et al.

Opinion

ADRIAN JUAN LLOYD, Case No.: 1:20-cv-00683-JLT-CDB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER RE PLAINTIFF’S FILING OF DECEMBER 4, 2025 v. (Doc. 85) D. CASTILLO, et al., Defendants. Plaintiff Adrian Juan Lloyd proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights case pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983. This action proceeds on Plaintiff’s First Amendment free exercise of religion claims against Defendants Castillo and Anderson. On April 7, 2025, the Court issued its Discovery and Scheduling Order. (Doc. 80.) Relevant here, the deadline for the filing of dispositive motions was set for February 17, 2026. (Id. at 1, 3.) On January 8, 2026, Plaintiff filed a document titled “Clarification on Dispositive Motion.” (Doc. 87.) Plaintiff states he “doesn’t know what a dispositive motion is” and asks the Court to let him “know what it is” because he “doesn’t want to be in violation of the February 17, 2026 deadline.” (Doc. 87.) A dispositive motion refers to a motion for summary judgment addressing the merits of a party’s claims and/or defenses. Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure concerns such summary judgment motions. Additionally, this Court’s Local Rules set forth requirements concerning summary judgment motions. See Local Rule 260. Plaintiff is encouraged to review Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 260 to familiarize himself with their requirements. In the event Defendants elect to file a motion for summary judgment,! or should Plaintiff elect to file a motion for summary judgment, all appliable Local Rules, including those pertaining generally to prisoner motions (see Local Rule 230(/) [21-day opposition deadline]) and those governing summary judgment motions (Fed. R. Civ. P. 56; Local Rule 260) must be complied with. Accordingly, Plaintiff's motion for clarification (Doc. 87) filed January 8, 2026, is HEREBY RESOLVED. ITIS SO ORDERED. Dated: _ January 9, 2026 | br Pr UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE ‘In the event Defendants file a motion for summary judgment on or before the February 17, 2026, deadline, Defendants are required to provide Plaintiff with a Rand warning. See Rand v. Rowland, 154 F.3d 952 (9th Cir. 1998).