6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 199 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Shirley J. MITCHELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOLEDO HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellee.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shirley J. MITCHELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOLEDO HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellee Anchor | green | “the 'mere possibility' of a factual dispute is not enough.” | 99 |
| 2 | Keweenaw Bay Indian Community v. Jay Rising Harrold Reid Timothy Blanksvard | green | “summary judgment is only appropriate 'if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a mat…” | 46 |
| 3 | Keweenaw Bay Indian Community v. Jay Rising Harrold Reid Timothy Blanksvard | green | “weighing of the evidence or making credibility determinations are prohibited at summary judgment-rather, all facts must be viewed in the light most favorable to the non-moving party.” | 21 |
| 4 | Keweenaw Bay Indian Community v. Jay Rising Harrold Reid Timothy Blanksvard | green | “a court must view the facts and any inferences that can be drawn from those facts ... in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party.” | 14 |
| 5 | Chappell v. City of Cleveland | green | “significant probative evidence . . . on which a reasonable jury could return a verdict” | 10 |
| 6 | Alexander A. Stratienko, M.D. v. Cordis Corporation | green | “if a moving party fulfills its burden of demonstrating that no genuine issue of material fact exists, the nonmoving party, to receive a trial, must present some significant probative evidence creating a factual dispute.” | 9 |
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