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· 5/3/2013

Nieves-Romero v. United States

Citations

  • 715 F.3d 375
  • 2013 WL 1849159

How courts have described this case

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

  • observing that \plaintiff's request to reopen discovery was not coupled with a request to withhold adjudication of the pending summary judgment motion\
  • stating that a party “must . . . Entry Regarding Motion Page 1 of 2 7-1-20 Vtec Grimaldi NOV [invoke] Rule 56(d) at the time he responds to the summary judgment motion (or, at least, at some time before the . . . court passes on that motion)”
  • “To ■ be genuine, a factual dispute must be built on a solid foundation—a foundation constructed from materials of evidentiary- quality.”
  • “[T]he fact that discovery is still open does not bar a district court from resolving a fully briefed summary judgment motion”
  • “… the fact that discovery is still open does not bar a district court from resolving a fully briefed summary judgment motion.”
  • the non-movant must “stake [her] claim to protection under Rule 56(d) at the time [she] responds to the summary judgment motion”

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Judges: Torruella, Selya, Lipez

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