Crain v. Lightner

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• holding that “[w]here a party is unable to resist a motion for summary judgment because of an inadequate opportunity to conduct discovery, that party should file an affidavit pursuant to W.Va. R. Civ. P. 56(f
• “[A]n initial burden of production, which may shift to the nonmov-ant, and an ultimate burden of persuasion as to the nonexistence of a 'genuine issue,’ which burden always remains on the movant”
• “Where a party is unable to resist a motion for summary judgment because of an inadequate opportunity to conduct discovery, that party should file an affidavit pursuant to W. Va. R.Civ.P. 56(f) and obtain a ruling thereon by the trial court.”
• “Where a party is unable to resist a motion for summary judgment because of an inadequate opportunity to conduct discovery, that party should file an affidavit pursuant to W. Va. R. Civ. P. 56(f) and obtain a ruling thereon by the trial court.”

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