434 U.S. 412 (1978) Cited 3,659 times 33 Legal Analyses
Holding that for a defendant to recoup attorneys fees under § 706(k) of Title VII, a court must find that the plaintiff litigated his or her claim beyond the point where it became “frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless” or where plaintiff acted in bad faith
Holding that summary judgment on the officers' qualified immunity defense to an excessive force claim was precluded by genuine issues as to the degree of force because "the law regarding a prison guard's use of excessive force was clearly established by 1994"
Holding that the non-movant may not rely on "mere allegations" to create a genuine dispute of material fact, but instead "must set forth specific facts that go beyond the mere existence of a scintilla of evidence"