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• Case 2023CV000086 Document 64 Scanned 10-04-2024 Page 3 of 26 <br /> LEGAL AUTHORITY <br /> I. SUMMARY JUDGMENT STANDARD-taken from Plaintiff's brief as it was <br /> succinct, concise, and a summary of the standard <br /> Summary Judgment is appropriate "if the pleadings, <br /> depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, <br /> together with affidavits , if any, show that there is no genuine <br /> issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled <br /> to judgment as a matter of law. Wis . Stat . § 802 . 08 (2) . <br /> The court must first examine the pleadings to determine <br /> whether a claim has been stated and whether a material issue of <br /> fact is present . Grams v. Boss, 97 Wis. 2d 332 , 294 N.W. 2d 473 <br /> (1980) . If the complaint states a claim and the pleadings show the <br /> existence of factual issues, the court must examine the moving <br /> party' s affidavits or other proof to determine whether the moving <br /> party has made a prima facie case for summary judgment under sec . <br /> 802 . 08 (2) . Id. If the moving party has made a prima facie case for <br /> summary judgment, the court must examine the affidavits and other <br /> proof of the opposing party to determine whether there exists <br /> disputed material facts, or undisputed material facts from which <br /> reasonable alternative inferences may be drawn, sufficient to <br /> entitle the opposing party to a trial . Id. <br /> Summary judgment is a useful tool for the promotion of <br /> efficiency in the administration of justice, as it can be used to <br /> terminate a case on its merits . Schnabl v. Ford Motor Credit Co. , <br /> 54 Wis . 2d 345 , 350-351, 195 N.W. 2d 602 (1972) , rehearing denied, <br /> 198 N.W. 2d 161 (1972) . Summary judgment is appropriate when <br /> material facts are not in dispute and when inferences, which may <br /> reasonably be drawn from the facts, are not doubtful and may only <br /> lead to one conclusion. Heck and Paetow Claims Service, Inc . v. <br /> Heck, 93 Wis . 2d 349 , 355-356 , 286 N.W. 2d 831, 834 (1980) . =f the <br /> moving party proves to the court' s satisfaction that there is no <br /> genuine issue of material of fact as a matter of law, then the <br /> 3 <br />