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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.

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1 Dávila v. Corporación De Puerto Rico Para La Difusión Pública Anchor
ca1 · 2007
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.
ca1 · 2012
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
ca1 · 2013
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.
ca1 · 2014
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.
ca1 · 2012
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.
ca1 · 2009
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.
ca1 · 2004
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.
ca1 · 2012
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
ca1 · 2005
green “however, 'a conglomeration of conclusory allegations, improbable inferences, and unsupported speculation is insufficient to discharge the nonmovant's burden.” 4

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