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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 29 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 Sommerfield v. City of Chicago.

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1 Sommerfield v. City of Chicago Anchor
ca7 · 2017
green “summary judgment is not a time to be coy: conclusory statements not grounded in specific facts are not enough” 20
2 Gabrielle M. v. Park Forest-Chicago Heights, Illinois School District 163
ca7 · 2003
green “it is well established that in order to withstand summary judgment, the non- movant must allege specific facts creating a genuine issue for trial and may not rely on vague, conclusory allegations” 4

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