Abdul-Azim v. Howard University Hospital
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1DissentThompson, Associate Judge
For a plaintiff to avoid summary judgment, "there must be some 'significant probative evidence tending to support the complaint' ...." Lowrey v. Glassman , 908 A.2d 30, 36 (D.C. 2006) (quoting Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. , 477 U.S. 242, 249, 106 S.Ct. 2505, 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986) ). " 'If the evidence is merely colorable, or is not significantly probative, summary judgment may be granted.' " Brown v. George Washington Univ. , 802 A.2d 382, 385 (D.C. 2002) (quoting Anderson , 477 U.S. at 249-50, 106 S.Ct. 2505 ) (citations omitted). The question is "not whether there is literally no…
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