2016). A “genuine” dispute of material fact is created when “the evidence
is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving
party.” Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248 (1986). The Court
construes all facts and reasonable inferences in a light most favorable to
the non-movant. Bridge v. New Holland Logansport, Inc., 815 F.3d 356, 360
(7th Cir. 2016). In assessing the parties’ proposed facts, the Court must not
weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility; the Seventh Circuit
instructs that “we leave those tasks to factfinders.” Berry v. Chicago Transit
Auth., 618 F.3d 688, 691 (7th Cir. 2010).
3.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
3.1
Plaintiff’s Failure to Dispute Defendants’ Proposed Facts
Many of the relevant facts are undisputed because Black failed to
dispute them. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 and Civil Local Rule 56
describe in detail the form and contents of a proper summary judgment
submission. In connection with their motion for summary judgment, the
defendants filed a supporting statement of material facts that complied
with the applicable procedural rules. (Docket #17). It contained short,
numbered paragraphs concisely stating those facts they proposed to be
beyond dispute, with supporting citations to the attached evidentiary
materials. See id.
As the party opposing the defendants’ motion, Black was required
to file “a concise response to the moving party’s statement of facts”
containing “a reproduction of each numbered paragraph in the moving
party’s statement of facts followed by a response to each paragraph,
including, in the case of any disagreement, specific references to the
affidavits, declarations, parts of the record, and other supporting materials
relied upon[.]” Civ. L. R. 56(b)(2)(B). Black did no such thing. He filed
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