Court Opinion

ID: 9718436
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 07:23:49.311649+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:23:59.254351
License: Public Domain

SHIELDS, Judge,
concurring in result.
I concur in result because, while the burden is properly applied, there is dicta in the majority decision which, in my opinion, may be misinterpreted as to the burdens the opposing parties face in a summary judgment proceeding. Therefore, I concur in result to emphasize that a nonmoving party does not have any burden whatsoever until and unless the moving party makes a prima face showing that there is no issue as to any material fact and that the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Only if these two showings are made by the moving party does the burden shift to the nonmoving party to show specific facts which establish the existence of a genuine issue for trial.