Community National Bank v. Dawes

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• refusing to reverse decision granting summary judgment where non-moving party presented no specific facts to support hypothetical allegations
• moving party must show by “credible evidence from his affidavits and other supporting materials that there is no genuine issue of material fact and that he is entitled, as a matter of law, to a judgment”
• stating court grants motion for summary judgment where moving party has carried its burden and plaintiff has not responded with specific facts to establish a triable issue
• “[Rule 11] imposes an obligation on attorneys ... to ensure that sham pleadings are not employed”
• non- moving party must “present ‘specific facts which establish that there is a genuine, triable issue’ ”
• to survive summary judgment nonmoving party must do more than “rest upon the mere allegations or denials of his pleading”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).