Legal Opinion
Shared Medical Resources, Inc. v. Americus & Sumter County Hospital Authority
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided October 30, 1987No. Civ. A. No. 85-195-ALB-AMERPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FITZPATRICK, District Judge.
Summary judgment is appropriate “after adequate time for discovery and upon motion, against a party who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party’s case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial.” Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 106 S.Ct. 2548, 2552-53, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986). Against this recently enunciated standard, the court must measure the Parties’ Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment. This case is a good example of the adage that the term “legal brief” is an oxymoron. While…
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