Nader v. Blair

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding discovery prior to summary judgment was not necessary when the discovery sought was on factual issues “not at issue in the motion for summary judgment”
• explaining that the Elrod - Branti exception applied to a position responsible for preparation and oversight of the county budget because \such decisions may be quite personal and contentious\
• declining to examine “the actual duties” performed and focusing on the job description only
• reviewing admissibility of affidavits at summary judgment stage for abuse of discretion
• “[T]he Defendants’ motives and intent were not at issue in the motion for summary judgment....”
• “[W]hen an agency fails to follow its own procedures or regulations, that agency’s actions are generally invalid.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).