Celotex Corp. v. Catrett
Citation
477 U.S. 317 (1986)
Facts
Stub — to be completed.
Issue
Stub — to be completed.
Holding
Stub — to be completed.
Rule
A moving party satisfies its summary judgment burden by pointing to the absence of evidence supporting the nonmoving party’s case; the moving party need not affirmatively negate every element of the nonmovant’s claim.
Significance
Companion to Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, establishing that the moving party’s burden on summary judgment can be met by demonstrating the absence of evidence rather than by producing affirmative evidence of its own; shifted burden to nonmovant to show genuine dispute.