20 Cited authorities

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

    477 U.S. 242 (1986)   Cited 236,788 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. Reese v. Herbert

    527 F.3d 1253 (11th Cir. 2008)   Cited 944 times
    Holding that the district court acted within its discretion in denying a motion for leave to amend because the motion was filed nearly seven weeks after the close of discovery and would have unduly prejudiced the defendants
  3. Resolution Trust Corp. v. Dunmar Corp.

    43 F.3d 587 (11th Cir. 1995)   Cited 1,467 times
    Holding that arguments not fairly presented to the district court generally will not be considered on appeal
  4. Furcron v. Mail Ctrs. Plus, LLC

    843 F.3d 1295 (11th Cir. 2016)   Cited 349 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that conclusory allegations, without more, are insufficient to establish pretext
  5. Wilkerson v. Grinnell Corp.

    270 F.3d 1314 (11th Cir. 2001)   Cited 502 times
    Holding that issues not raised in appellant's initial brief on appeal are deemed abandoned
  6. Silvera v. Orange County School Bd.

    244 F.3d 1253 (11th Cir. 2001)   Cited 461 times
    Holding that a “comparator's misconduct must be nearly identical to the plaintiff's”
  7. Coalition for the Abolition of Marijuana Prohibition v. City of Atlanta

    219 F.3d 1301 (11th Cir. 2000)   Cited 331 times
    Holding that appellants had abandoned an issue they raised in a joint preliminary statement and scheduling order because they did not present it in their motion for summary judgment, support brief, or response brief to the appellee's motion for summary judgment
  8. Drake-Sims v. Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse of Alabama, Inc.

    330 F. App'x 795 (11th Cir. 2009)   Cited 25 times
    Applying "nearly identical" standard to comparators for prima facie case of disparate pay
  9. Brandon V. Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems

    393 F. Supp. 2d 1341 (N.D. Ga. 2005)   Cited 29 times
    Granting summary judgment on disability discrimination claims released in a signed settlement agreement prior to the complaint at issue
  10. Welch v. Mercer Univ

    304 F. App'x 834 (11th Cir. 2008)   Cited 19 times
    Holding two women outside plaintiff's protected class who worked in an entirely different academic department with entirely different standards for promotion were not valid comparators that would support plaintiff's race discrimination claim that was based on a failure to promote
  11. Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 56   Cited 329,569 times   158 Legal Analyses
    Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
  12. Rule 802 - The Rule Against Hearsay

    Fed. R. Evid. 802   Cited 3,840 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing federal statutes, the Federal Rules of Evidence, or Supreme Court rules as sources for exceptions to the rule against hearsay
  13. Section 17-12-20 - Public defender selection panel for each circuit; appointment of public defender; removal; vacancies

    Ga. Code § 17-12-20   Cited 3 times

    (a) On and after July 1, 2011, there is created in each judicial circuit in this state a circuit public defender supervisory panel to be composed of three members, all of whom shall be attorneys who regularly practice in that particular judicial circuit. The chief judge of the superior court of the circuit shall appoint one member. The Governor shall appoint one member. In a single county judicial circuit, the chairperson of the governing authority or sole commissioner shall appoint one member; in