Argo v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.

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• recognizing that, at the summary judgment stage, a court may disregard inadmissible affidavits describing statements of belief or facts the witness could not have perceived or observed
• holding that a co-worker of plaintiff employed by defendant “was not in a position to acquire such comprehensive knowledge” related to performance and discipline of every employee
• indicating that evidence that would be inadmissible at trial may be considered at summary judgment if the evidence could ultimately be presented in non-hearsay form
• finding that 24 days between the employee's complaint and his termination allowed for an inference of a causal connection
• explaining that “statements of mere belief” that are not supported by personal knowledge must be disregarded at the summary judgment stage
• noting that both Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(e) and Fed. R. Evid. 602 require affiants and witnesses to testify to “personal knowledge”

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