· 3/31/2014
Brooks v. Clinton
Citations
- 37 F. Supp. 3d 187
- 88 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 42
- 2014 WL 1285948
- 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43439
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- noting that, standing alone, “self-serving testimony does not create genuine issues of material fact”
- considering as relevant to the “substantial justification” inquiry whether plaintiff sought leave of 8 court to file a late witness declaration
- citing, e.g., Gleklen v. Democratic Cong. Campaign Comm., Inc., 199 F.3d 1365, 1369 (D.C. Cir. 2000)
- non-mov-ant “cannot defeat a summary judgment motion on the basis of such self-serving testimony alone.”
- “when a ‘declaration is self-serving and uncorroborated’ it is ‘of little value at the summary judgment stage’ ”
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Judges: Judge Beryl A. Howell
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