Giwa v. City of Peoria

OPINION and ORDER

JOHN A. GORMAN, United States Magistrate Judge.

Now before the Court is the Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (# 43). The motion is fully briefed and I have carefully considered the arguments and evidence presented by the parties. As explained herein, the motion is granted.

I. SUMMARY JUDGMENT GENERALLY

The purpose of summary judgment is to “pierce the pleadings and to assess the proof in order to see whether there is a genuine need for trial.” Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corp., 475 U.S. 574, 587, 106 S.Ct. 1348, 89 L.Ed.2d 538 (1986). Under…