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5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 196 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 Torgerson v. City of Rochester.

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1 Torgerson v. City of Rochester Anchor
ca8 · 2011
green “credibility determinations, the weighing of the evidence, and the drawing of legitimate inferences from the facts are jury functions, not those of a judge.” 78
2 Torgerson v. City of Rochester
ca8 · 2011
green “where the record taken as a whole could not lead a rational trier of fact to find for the nonmoving party, there is no genuine issue for trial.” 60
3 Torgerson v. City of Rochester
ca8 · 2011
green “the nonmovant must respond by submitting evidentiary materials that set out specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial.” 40
4 Barber v. C1 Truck Driver Training, LLC
ca8 · 2011
green “the mere existence of a scintilla of evidence in support of the nonmovant's position will be insufficient; there must be evidence on which the jury could reasonably find for the nonmovant.” 12
5 Quinn v. St. Louis County
ca8 · 2011
green “in order to show that disputed facts are material, the party opposing summary judgment must cite to the relevant substantive law in identifying facts that might affect the outcome of the suit.” 6

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