Alex John, Jr. v. State of Louisiana (Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities)

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• “We hold, therefore, that the summary judgment cannot be supported solely on the ground that [plaintiff] failed to respond to defendants’ motion for summary judgment.”
• when the movant’s evidence establishes its right to judgment as a matter of law, the district court is entitled to grant summary judgment absent unusual circumstances
• when the movant’s summary judgment evidence establishes its right to judgment as a matter of law, the district court is entitled to' grant summary judgment absent unusual circumstances
• “[A]lthough we have endorsed the adoption of local rules that require parties to file responses to opposed motions, we have not approved the automatic grant, upon failure to comply with such rules, of motions that are dispositive of the litigation.”
• “[A]lthough we have endorsed the adoption of local rules that require parties to file responses to opposed motions, we have not approved the automatic grant, upon failure to comply with such rules, of motions that are dispositive of the litigation.”
• “A ]Ithough we have endorsed the adoption of local rules that require parties to file responses to opposed motions, we have not approved the automatic grant, upon failure to comply with such rules, of motions that are dispositive of the litigation.”

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