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7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 164 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 Carolyn T. Rodgers v. Elizabeth Banks.

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1 Carolyn T. Rodgers v. Elizabeth Banks Anchor
ca6 · 2003
green “the party bringing the summary judgment motion has the initial burden of informing the court of the basis for its motion and identifying portions of the record that demonstrate the absence of a genuine dispute over material facts.” 70
2 Julie Peffer v. Mike Stephens
ca6 · 2018
green “a genuine dispute of material fact exists 'if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party.” 44
3 Carolyn T. Rodgers v. Elizabeth Banks
ca6 · 2003
green “the moving party may satisfy this burden by presenting affirmative evidence that negates an element of the non-moving party's claim or by demonstrating an absence of evidence to support the non- moving party's case.” 19
4 Quoc Viet v. Victor Le
ca6 · 2020
green “there can be no genuine issue as to any material fact, since a complete failure of proof concerning an essential element of the non-moving party's case necessarily renders all other facts immaterial.” 9
5 Andrea Miller v. Woodston Maddox
ca6 · 2017
green “the moving party may satisfy this burden by presenting affirmative evidence that negates an element of the non-moving party's claim or by demonstrating an absence of evidence to support the non- moving party's case.” 8
6 Julie Peffer v. Mike Stephens
ca6 · 2018
green “evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party.” 7

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