Legal Opinion
Fox v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided September 20, 1994No. Civ. A. 2:94-0060PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HADEN, Chief Judge.
Pending is the Defendant’s motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For reasons that follow, Defendant’s motion for summary judgment is DENIED.
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A principal purpose of summary judgment is to isolate and dispose of meritless litigation. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 324, 106 S.Ct. 2548, 2553, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986). The standard used to determine whether a motion for summary judgment should be granted or denied was stated recently by our Court of Appeals:
A moving party is entitled to summary…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Shaw v. StroudCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. CoyneSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by4 opinions
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