8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 265 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 Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. Anchor | green | “the movant must make a prima facie showing that the standard for obtaining summary judgment has been satisfied.” | 76 |
| 2 | Leon v. Murphy | green | “after drawing all reasonable inferences in favor of the party against whom summary judgment is sought, no reasonable trier of fact could find in favor of the non-moving party.” | 63 |
| 3 | William M. Gummo v. Village of Depew, New York | green | “in moving for summary judgment against a party who will bear the ultimate burden of proof at trial, the movant may satisfy this burden by pointing to an absence of evidence to support an essential element of the nonmoving party's claim.” | 46 |
| 4 | Nnebe Ex Rel. Amin v. Daus | green | “pleadings, deposition testimony, answers to interrogatories and admissions on file, together with any other firsthand information including but not limited to affidavits.” | 27 |
| 5 | Torres v. Pisano | green | “claims brought under new york state's human rights law are analytically identical to claims brought under title vii.” | 18 |
| 6 | Wagner v. Chiari & Ilecki, LLP | green | “material facts are those which might affect the outcome of the suit under the governing law, and a dispute is genuine if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party.” | 16 |
| 7 | Cynthia A. Richardson v. New York State Department of Correctional Service, Auburn Correctional Facility | green | “makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against any individual with respect to the 'compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” | 10 |
| 8 | William M. Gummo v. Village of Depew, New York | green | “the movant may satisfy this burden by pointing to an absence of evidence to support an essential element of the nonmoving party's claim.” | 9 |
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