Anita Robertson v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ANITA ROBERTSON, CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff VERSUS NO. 24-1431 STATE FARM FIRE & SECTION: “E” (3) CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant ORDER Before the Court is a motion for summary judgment filed by Defendant, seeking summary judgment in its favor on all of Plaintiff’s claims.1 Plaintiff filed no opposition. The Court may not simply grant a motion for summary judgment because it is unopposed.2 “The Fifth Circuit approaches the automatic grant of dispositive motions with considerable aversion.”3 The proper inquiry to an unopposed motion for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Hetzel v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Servicios Azucareros De Venezuela, C.A. v. John Deere Thibodeaux, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- Morgan v. Federal Express Corp.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2015