Lst Inc v. Crow’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 1 state decisions

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1. “We turn next to the question of whether the defendants were entitled to summary judgment on their qualified immunity defense. The party seeking summary judgment bears the initial burden “of informing the district court of the basis for its motion, and identifying those portions of ‘the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any,’ which it believes demonstrate the absence of a genuine issue of material fact.” Celotex Corp., 477 U.S. at 323 , 106 S.Ct. at 2553 , 91 L.Ed.2d at 274 (quoting Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c)). When a motion for summary judgment is properly supported, the nonmoving party may not rest upon the mere allegations or denials of its pleadings, but must, through affidavits or as otherwise provided in Fed. R.Civ.P. 56, “designate ‘specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial.’ ” Id. at 324 , 106 S.Ct. at 2553 , 91 L.Ed.2d at 274 (quoting Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(e)); Bennett, 898 F.2d at 1532 n. 1. This means, in the context of a motion based on qualified immunity, that the plaintiff must show “there is a genuine issue of material fact regarding the defendant’s conduct as being viola-tive of the clearly established law governing the case.” Courson v. McMillian, 939 F.2d 1479, 1487 (11th Cir.1991).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ehlers v. Howell (In Re Ehlers)