Scharf v. Forgett

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• holding that district court erred in rejecting affidavits for lack of notarial seal
• noting that documents sworn under penalty of perjury may suffice for summary judgment purposes even if they do not meet all of the formal requirements of a notarized affidavit
• noting that “legal argument in an affidavit may be dis- regarded”
• \A court may disregard a failure to formally comply with Rule 56(f) if the opposing party's request for a continuance clearly sets out the justification for the continuance.\
• unsworn declaration which lacked notary’s seal but indicated that it had been made under penalty of perjury and before a notary was admissible on motion for summary judgment
• \An affidavit is a statement reduced to writing and the truth of which is sworn to before someone who is authorized to ad- minister an oath.\

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