Legal Opinion
Brumbaugh v. Ralston Purina Co.
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided March 23, 1987No. Civ. 86-31-D-1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING AND ORDER
STUART, District Judge.
On January 29, 1987, defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment came on for hearing. Appearances are noted in the Clerk of Court’s minutes for that date.
Under Rule 56(c), summary judgment is proper “if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” In our view, the plain language of Rule 56(c) mandates the entry of summary judgment, after adequate time for…
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