Opinion ID: 748862
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Heading: Summary Judgment Against GFF on its Fraud Claim

Text: 28 GFF contends that the district court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of AWG on GFF's fraud claim. We review de novo the grant of summary judgment, applying the same legal standard as that used by the district court. See Phelps v. Hamilton, 122 F.3d 1309, 1317 (10th Cir.1997). Summary judgment is proper if there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and ... the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c). We view the evidence and draw any inferences in a light most favorable to the nonmovant. See Adickes v. S.H. Kress & Co., 398 U.S. 144, 157, 90 S.Ct. 1598, 1608, 26 L.Ed.2d 142 (1970). A movant need only point to those portions of the record that demonstrate an absence of a genuine issue of material fact given the relevant substantive law. See Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 322-23, 106 S.Ct. 2548, 2552-53, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986). 29 With respect to GFF's fraud claim, GFF's sole argument on appeal is that the district court erred in concluding that GFF cannot show damages. GFF fails to address the district court's alternative ground for granting summary judgment--that there was no evidence of misrepresentation that there would be no competitive bidding. GFF has therefore conceded that there was no misrepresentation, and consequently cannot establish an essential element of its fraud claim. See Gross v. Burggraf Constr. Co., 53 F.3d 1531, 1547 (10th Cir.1995) (declining to consider inadequately briefed issue). 30 AFFIRMED.