Paul W. Douglass v. United Services Automobile Association

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• holding that “conclusory allegations, speculation, and unsubstantiated assertions are inadequate to satisfy” a summary judgment burden
• holding that party may not attack on appellate review unobjected-to factual findings and legal conclusions made by the magistrate except on grounds of plain error
• noting that a district court may affirm a magistrate judge’s findings and conclusions as correct even though the parties state their objections improperly
• explaining that “conclusory allegations, speculation, and unsubstantiated assertions are inadequate to satisfy the nonmovant’s burden” at summary judgment
• finding that the district court may accept conclusions in an M&R “by stating that the objections do not address a particular proposed finding or conclusion”
• explaining that an objecting party must put forth more than “[c]onclusory allegations that do not direct the reviewing court to the issues in controversy.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).