Fifth Circuit· 10/26/1994
Little v. Liquid Air Corp.
Citations
- 37 F.3d 1069
- 1994 WL 585610
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- holding that a nonmoving party cannot satisfy his summary judgment burden with only conclusional allegations, unsubstantiated assertions, or a mere scintilla of evidence
- holding that a party cannot defeat summary judgment with conclusory allegations, unsubstantiated assertions, or \only a scintilla of evidence.\
- recognizing that movant need not negate the elements of the nonmovant’s case to prevail on a motion for summary judgment
- holding that “We do not…in the absence of any proof, assume that the nonmoving party could or would prove the necessary facts.”
- holding that plaintiff’s summary judgment burden is not satisfied by unsubstantiated assertions and can only be met with actual evidence of contradictory facts
- holding that even at the summary judgment stage, the court will not “in the absence of any proof, assume that the nonmoving party could or would prove the necessary facts”
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Judges: Politz, King, Johnson, Garwood, Jolly, Higginbotham, Davis, Jones, Smith, Wiener, Barksdale, Garza, Demoss
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