· 12/23/1988
Frito-Lay, Inc. v. Barton Willoughby, D/B/A Willoughby Farms
Citations
- 863 F.2d 1029
- 274 U.S. App. D.C. 340
- 12 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 894
- 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 17513
- 1988 WL 136548
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- holding that court must enter summary judgment against nonmovant who bears the burden of production and fails to meet that burden
- finding a party’s “failure to designate and reference triable facts” was fatal to the party’s opposition to a motion for summary judgment
- denying summary judgment where the nonmovant failed to submit evidence supporting an element essential to that party’s case
- “[A] court must enter summary judgment against a nonmovant ‘who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party’s case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial.’” (quoting Celotex, 477 U.S. at 322)
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Judges: Wald, Starr, Sentelle
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