Opinion ID: 738222
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Text: 8 We review the district court's grant of summary judgment de novo. Mulero-Rodriguez v. Ponte, 98 F.3d 670, 672 (1st Cir.1996). Summary judgment is properly granted where the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c). 9 Under Rule 56, once the moving party has pointed to the absence of adequate evidence supporting its opponent's case, the onus is on the party resisting the motion for summary judgment to respond by presenting facts that show that there is a genuine issue for trial. LeBlanc v. Great American Ins. Co., 6 F.3d 836, 841-42 (1st Cir.1993) (quoting Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 256, 106 S.Ct. 2505, 2514, 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986)). To oppose the motion successfully, the nonmoving party may not rest upon mere allegations or denials of his pleading. Anderson, 477 U.S. at 256, 106 S.Ct. at 2514. The nonmoving party must establish a trial-worthy issue by presenting 'enough competent evidence to enable a finding favorable to the nonmoving party.'  LeBlanc, 6 F.3d at 842 (quoting Anderson, 477 U.S. at 249, 106 S.Ct. at 2510-11).