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9 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 136 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 Dávila v. Corporación De Puerto Rico Para La Difusión Pública.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dávila v. Corporación De Puerto Rico Para La Difusión Pública Anchor | green | “the object of summary judgment is to 'pierce the boilerplate of the pleadings and assay the parties' proof in order to determine whether trial is actually required.” | 36 |
| 2 | Sánchez-Rodríguez v. AT & T Mobility Puerto Rico, Inc. | green | “the nonmovant may defeat a summary judgment motion by demonstrating, through submissions of evidentiary quality, that a trialworthy issue persists.” | 21 |
| 3 | Winslow v. Aroostook County | green | “view the entire record 'in the light most hospitable to the party opposing summary judgment, indulging all reasonable inferences in that party's favor.” | 18 |
| 4 | Ponte v. Steelcase Inc. | green | “summary judgment is appropriate when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” | 17 |
| 5 | Sánchez-Rodríguez v. AT & T Mobility Puerto Rico, Inc. | green | “rather, the party seeking to avoid summary judgment must be able to point to specific, competent evidence to support his or her claim.” | 13 |
| 6 | Meuser v. Federal Express Corp. | green | “construes the record in the light most favorable to the nonmovant and resolves all reasonable inferences in that party's favor.” | 11 |
| 7 | Acosta v. Ames Department Stores, Inc. | green | “the court's task is not to weigh the evidence and determine the truth of the matter but to determine whether there is a genuine issue for trial.” | 9 |
| 8 | Sánchez-Rodríguez v. AT & T Mobility Puerto Rico, Inc. | green | “however, 'a conglomeration of conclusory allegations, improbable inferences, and unsupported speculation is insufficient to discharge the nonmovant's burden.” | 7 |
| 9 | United States v. Baskin | green | “however, 'a conglomeration of conclusory allegations, improbable inferences, and unsupported speculation is insufficient to discharge the nonmovant's burden.” | 4 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.