Difference between revisions of "Anderson v. Liberty Lobby"

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-In ''Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.'', 477 U.S. 242 (1986), the [[United States Supreme Court]] established the basic rule for lower courts to consider motions for [[summary judgment]] under Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c).
-To obtain summary judgment, the moving party must show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to judgments as a matter of law.  In considering a motion for summary judgment, the court will not "weigh the evidence and determine the truth of the matter."  477 U.S. at 249.
-Although the court will view all underlying facts and inferences in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, the nonmoving party nonetheless must offer some "concrete evidence from which a reasonable juror could return a verdict in his [or her] favor." ''Id.'' at 256. The nonmoving party must satisfy this burden of proof by offering more than a mere "scintilla of evidence" in support of his or her position. ''Id.'' at 252.
-[[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]

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