Kinder v. Carson’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Neitzke v. Williams · John v. State of Louisiana · Jaroma v. Massey · Hibernia National Bank v. Administracion Central Sociedad Anonima
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“[T]he granting of summary judgment by default is a disfavored sanction which, in this Court's view, is plainly inconsistent with Rule 56.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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