Legal Opinion
Copley v. Bax Global, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided January 26, 2000No. 98-3048-CIVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OPINION DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
HIGHSMITH, District Judge.
In this employment discrimination case, the Court has for consideration Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. For the reasons that follow, Defendant’s motion is denied.
I. SUMMARY JUDGMENT STANDARD
The purpose of summary judgment is to assess the evidence to determine whether there is an actual need for a trial. Mulhall v. Advance Security, Inc., 19 F.3d 586, 590 (11th Cir.1994); see also Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(e) advisory committee’s notes (stating that “[t]he very mission of the summary judgment…
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Powell v. American Remediation & Environmental, Inc.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 2014
- Copley v. Bax Global, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2000
- Ferrell v. Masland Carpets, Inc.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 2000
- Bates v. Variable Annuity Life InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2002
- Perdue v. C. HAGER & SONS HINGE MFG., CO., INC.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 2005
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