Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Schoonover v. Klamath County

502 U.S. 940

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1991-11-04
Topic
general

holding that infer ence cannot be based on timing alone but must take into account other evidence | declaring that a non-movant may not “rest upon mere allegations, general denials, or ... vague statements” | declaring that non-movant may not “rest upon mere allegations, general denials, or ... vague statements” | declaring that a non-movant may not “rest upon mere allegations, general denials, or ... vague statements” | declaring that nonmovant may not “rest upon mere allegations, general denials, or vague statements” | declaring that non-movant may not "rest upon mere allegations, general denials, or vague statements" | declaring that non-movant may not “rest upon mere allegations, general denials, or vague statements” | timing of events alone, even if sufficient to meet plaintiffs prima facie burden of showing retaliation, could not defeat defendant’s summary judgment motion | approving an award of attorneys fees under the district court’s power to award Rule 11 sanctions; the motion for attorney’s fees was filed at the conclusion of a bench trial | where the district court’s determination with respect to federal substantive law was intrinsic to its jurisdictional decision | plaintiff “has not shown that the timing of her filing of her [administrative] complaint ... and the request for her termination ... was anything but a coincidence” | In opposing summary judgment, a non-movant may not “rest upon mere allegations, general denials, or ... vague statements.” | In opposing summary judgment, a non-movant may not “rest upon mere allegations, general denials, or ... vague statements.” | In opposing summary judgment, a non-movant may not “rest upon mere allegations, general denials, or ... vague statements.” | In opposing summary judgment, a non-movant may not “rest upon mere allegations, general denials, or ... vague statements.” | "inference based on timing alone" was insufficient in light of other evidence presented | “unsupported allegations in [a non-movant’s] memorandum and pleadings are insufficient to repel summary judgment” | "inference based on timing alone” was insufficient in light of other evidence presented. | "inference based on timing alone" was insufficient in light of other evidence presented | “inference based on timing alone” was insufficient in light of other evidence presented | “inference based on timing alone” was insufficient in light of other evidence presented

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Ct. App. Ore. Certiorari denied.