Seventh Circuit· 11/13/1997

Smith v. Severn

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129 F.3d 419

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underscoring that, to survive summary judgment, the non-moving party must set forth specific facts to establish a genuine triable issue
noting that \the non-moving party's failure to contest the moving party's [facts]\ \[r]educ[es] the pool from which [reasonable] inferences may be made\ in the non-moving party's favor
principal did not need to specifically tell student and his mother basis of suspension when it was apparent from the totality of the circumstances
“A party ‘may not defeat a properly focused motion for summary judgment’ by relying on evidence that is ‘less than significantly probative.’” (citation omitted)
“A party ‘may not defeat a properly focused motion for summary judgment’ by relying on evidence that is ‘less than significantly probative.’” (citation omitted)
“The question of whether a public education is a fundamental right is not a novel one.”

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