6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 116 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 National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue Anchor | green | “faced with a summary judgment motion, the court must view the facts 'in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party.” | 29 |
| 2 | Anderson v. Consolidated Rail Corporation Conrail | green | “summary judgment is essentially 'put up or shut up' time for the non-moving party: the non-moving party must rebut the motion with facts in the record and cannot rest solely on assertions made in the pleadings, legal memoranda, or oral argument.” | 29 |
| 3 | Goudy-Bachman v. United States Department of Health & Human Services | green | “through summary adjudication the court may dispose of those claims that do not present a 'genuine dispute as to any material fact' and for which a jury trial would be an empty and unnecessary formality.” | 29 |
| 4 | Berckeley Investment Group, Ltd. v. Douglas Colkitt | green | “a separate, short and concise statement of the material facts, responding to the numbered paragraphs set forth in the statement required by the moving party, as to which it is contended that there exists a genuine issue to be tried.” | 11 |
| 5 | Jose Peroza-Benitez v. Darren Smith | green | “construe all facts and inferences in favor of the nonmoving party,” | 10 |
| 6 | Ari Weitzner v. Sanofi Pasteur Inc | green | “the rule 'is essential to the court's resolution of a summary judgment motion' due to its role in 'organizing the evidence, identifying undisputed facts, and demonstrating precisely how each side proposed to prove a disputed fact with admissible evidence.” | 8 |
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