Opinion ID: 757637
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Heading: Appellate Review of Summary Judgment

Text: 22 We conduct de novo review of a district court's decision involving cross-motions for summary judgment. Bagdonas v. Department of Treasury, 93 F.3d 422, 425 (7th Cir.1996); Barefield v. Village of Winnetka, 81 F.3d 704, 708 (7th Cir.1996). Summary judgment is proper only when the record demonstrates that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that [a] moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c); see Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322, 106 S.Ct. 2548, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986). With cross-motions, our review of the record requires that we construe all inferences in favor of the party against whom the motion under consideration is made. See Andersen v. Chrysler Corp., 99 F.3d 846, 855 (7th Cir.1996); I.A.E., Inc. v. Shaver, 74 F.3d 768, 774 (7th Cir.1996); see also Garratt v. Walker, 121 F.3d 565, 567 (10th Cir.1997). Thus, we examine the record in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs, granting them the benefit of all reasonable inferences that may be drawn from the evidence and reversing if we find a genuine issue concerning any fact that might affect the outcome of the case. See Betaco, Inc. v. Cessna Aircraft Co., 32 F.3d 1126, 1132 (7th Cir.1994).