No voodoo rule
January 28, 2014
- 170A Federal Civil Procedure
- 170AXVII Judgment
- 170AXVII(C) Summary Judgment
- 170AXVII(C)1 In General
- 170Ak2465 Matters Affecting Right to Judgment
- 170Ak2465.1 k. In General.
The summary judgment rule would be rendered sterile if the mere incantation of intent or state of mind would operate as a talisman to defeat an otherwise valid motion.
ITC Ltd. v. Punchgini, Inc., 482 F.3d 135 (2nd Cir. 2007)