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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