Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

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• holding that the party opposing summary judgment must come forward with significant probative evidence as to each element of the claim on which it bears the burden of proof
• “While a ‘justifiable inference’ need 18 not be the most likely or the most persuasive inference, it must still be rational or reasonable.”
• “Credibility determinations, the weighing of 24 the evidence, and the drawing of legitimate inferences from the facts are jury functions, not those 25 of a judge . . . .”
• “The mere existence of a scintilla 23 of evidence in support of the plaintiff’s position will be insufficient; there must be evidence on 24 which the jury could reasonably find for the plaintiff.”
• “The mere existence of a scintilla of 25 evidence in support of the plaintiff’s position will be insufficient; there must be evidence on 26 which the jury could reasonably find for the plaintiff.”
• “The mere existence 14 of a scintilla of evidence in support of the plaintiff’s position will be insufficient; there must be 15 evidence on which the [fact-finder] could reasonably find for the plaintiff.”

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