10 Cited authorities

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

    477 U.S. 242 (1986)   Cited 235,794 times   38 Legal Analyses
    Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

    477 U.S. 317 (1986)   Cited 215,959 times   40 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] 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"
  3. Marshall County Health Care Auth. v. Shalala

    988 F.2d 1221 (D.C. Cir. 1993)   Cited 404 times
    Holding that in agency review context there was no real distinction between questions presented in Rule 12(b) motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment
  4. Young v. Equifax Credit Inf. Services, Inc.

    294 F.3d 631 (5th Cir. 2002)   Cited 257 times
    Holding that plaintiff's claims fail as a matter of law without evidence that defendant received notice of a dispute from a consumer reporting agency
  5. Hicks v. United States

    382 F.2d 158 (D.C. Cir. 1967)   Cited 101 times
    In Hicks, in distinguishing Seals v. United States (D.C. Cir. 1963), 325 F.2d 1006, the court said: " Seals * * *, on which Appellant relies, is readily distinguishable from this case; Seals, unlike Appellant, was an acknowledged suspect at all times and the investigation was directed at his part in a robbery; furthermore, he was a high school student.
  6. Athridge v. Rivas

    141 F.3d 357 (D.C. Cir. 1998)   Cited 28 times
    Affirming grant of summary judgment in Aetna's favor
  7. Air Line Pilots Assoc. v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.

    193 F. Supp. 2d 209 (D.D.C. 2002)   Cited 16 times
    Discussing ERISA's statutory framework
  8. Ruffin v. U.S.

    524 A.2d 685 (D.C. 1987)   Cited 22 times
    Holding that second-degree murder conviction was supported by "overwhelming" evidence where testimony showed that defendant had repeatedly "stomp[ed]" decedent, rendering decedent bloody and semiconscious
  9. Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 344,659 times   920 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  10. Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 56   Cited 328,115 times   158 Legal Analyses
    Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit