Carpenter
Carpenter v. City and County of San Francisco
Opinion
Opinion
Vukasin, J.
ORDER RE: CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
I. INTRODUCTION
The cross-motions of the parties for summary judgment came on regularly for hearing on January 16, 1992, before the Honorable John P. Yukasin, Jr., United States District Judge. Thomas Steel, Esq., Margaret Crosby, Esq., Fred Blum, Esq., and John Beattie, Esq. appeared for plaintiffs. Louise H. Renne, City Attorney, by Deputy City Attorneys Mara E. Rosales and Arthur R. Greenberg, appeared for defendants.
The Court has considered the complaint filed in the instant action, the affidavits filed in support' of and in opposition to the cross-motions, all of the evidence submitted to the Court by the parties and the arguments of counsel.
The parties are asking this Court to rule that there is no genuine issue of a material fact and each of the respective moving parties is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.
Summary judgment, where appropriate, is a favored method of resolution. When a properly supported motion for summary judgment is made, the adverse party must step forth and state specific facts showing there is, in fact, a genuine issue for trial. See Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 250, 106 S.Ct.…