ORDER

BRIAN K. EPPS, Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff asserts that he has not received a copy of Defendants' motion for summary judgment filed on August 7, 2015. (See doc. no. 22.) Defendants' motion has a certificate of service attached showing that it was served on Plaintiff at his current place of incarceration, McRae Correctional Institution, and Defendants have responded to Plaintiff's assertion with their own re-affirmation of service. (See doc. no. 20, p. 14; doc. no. 23.) Nevertheless, in an abundance of caution, the Court DIRECTS defense counsel to RE-SERVE a copy of the motion on Plaintiff by August 28, 2015, and file a certification for the record when he has done so. Moreover, it appears as though the copy of Plaintiff's deposition attached as Exhibit B to the motion for summary judgment was inadvertently filed without the certification signature of the court reporter. Therefore, defense counsel shall serve the signed copy on Plaintiff and attach a copy of the signed deposition to the notice certifying that Plaintiff has again been served with the motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff shall have until September 25, 2015 to respond to the motion.

To make sure Plaintiff fully understands the ramifications of Defendants' motion for summary judgment should he not file a response, the Court will now reiterate to Plaintiff the consequences of a motion for summary judgment.1

Once a motion for summary judgment is filed, the opponent should be afforded a reasonable opportunity to counter the affidavits of the movant. Griffith v. Wainwright, 772 F.2d 822, 825 (11th Cir. 1985). The reasonable opportunity encompasses not only time to respond, but notice and an explanation of rights that may be lost if a response is not filed. Id.

Summary judgment should be granted "if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(a). The party seeking summary judgment always bears the initial responsibility of informing the court of the basis for its motion, and demonstrating that there is an absence of any dispute as to a material fact. Adickes v. S.H. Kress & Co., 398 U.S. 144, 157 (1970). Also the moving party may be granted summary judgment if they show the Court that there is an absence of evidence to support the non-moving party's case. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 325 (1986). If the moving party makes this showing, then they are entitled to a judgment as a matter of law because the non-moving party has failed to make a sufficient showing on an essential element of his case with respect to which he has the burden of proof. Id. This Court in ruling on a summary judgment motion must determine whether under the governing law there can be but one reasonable conclusion as to the verdict. See Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 250 (1986). Moreover, a mere existence of a scintilla of evidence in support of Plaintiff's position is not sufficient to defeat a summary judgment motion; there must be evidence on which the jury could reasonably find for Plaintiff. See id. at 252. All reasonable doubts, however, must be resolved in favor of the party opposing summary judgment. Casey Enters., Inc. v. American Hardware Mutual Ins. Co., 655 F.2d 598, 602 (5th Cir. Unit B Sept. 1981).2 When, however, the moving party's motion for summary judgment has pierced the pleadings of the opposing party, the burden then shifts to the opposing party to show that a genuine issue of fact exists. This burden cannot be carried by reliance on the conclusory allegations contained within the complaint. Morris v. Ross, 663 F.2d 1032, 1033 (11th Cir. 1981).

Should Plaintiff not express opposition to Defendants' motion, the consequences are these: Any factual assertions made in the affidavits of the party moving for summary judgment will be deemed admitted by this Court pursuant to Loc. R. 7.5 and Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 unless Plaintiff contradicts the movant's assertions through submission of his own affidavits or other documentary evidence, and the motion for summary judgment will be granted on the grounds that said motion is unopposed. See Loc. R. 7.5.

Accordingly, Plaintiff is ORDERED to file any opposition to Defendants' motion for summary judgment, with appropriate supporting affidavits, or to inform the Court of his decision not to object to Defendants' motion by September 25, 2015. To ensure that Plaintiff's response is made with fair notice of the requirements of the summary judgment rule, the Clerk of Court is INSTRUCTED to attach a copy of Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 to the copy of this Order that is served on Plaintiff.

SO ORDERED.