Powers v. CSX Transportation, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
2002
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Applies 23 U.S.C. § 409 · 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 28 U.S.C. § 1367 · 28 U.S.C. § 1391 · 42 U.S.C. § 1982 (Civil Rights Act of 1866) · 42 U.S.C. § 1985 · 42 U.S.C. § 2000D
Relies on Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. · County of Sacramento v. Lewis · Griffin v. Breckenridge · Joshua Deshaney, a Minor, by His Guardian Ad Litem, and Melody Deshaney,s v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services, et al.
Most-quoted passages
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“The district court has discretion to go beyond the referenced portions of these [summary judgment] materials, but is not required to do so. If the rule were otherwise, the workload of the district courts would be insurmountable ....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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