TRANSCRIPT of the RECORD the Eighth Annual JOHN W. DAVIS
TRANSCRIPT OF THE RECORD The Eighth Annual JOHN W. DAVIS MOOT COURT COMPETITION 1987 The Moot Court Board Washington & Lee University School of Law STATE OF GREENACRES SUPERIOR COURT, LAW DIVISION COUNTY OF METROLEX CIVIL ACTION NO. 87-11 FRED DRUCKER, through his guardian ad litem Hazel Drucker, Plaintiff, v. STATE UNIVERSITY AT HOOTERVILLE, through the Board of Trustees for State University, the Board of Governors for the State University at Hooterville, and the Athletic Department of the State University at Hooterville, Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER R. Stein, Superior Court Judge. STATEMENT OF FACTS Plaintiff alleges that Defendants negligently hired Arnold Ziffle. Defendants have moved for summary judgment under Green- acres Rule of Civil Procedure 21. G.R.C.P. 21. Rule 21 follows precisely Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. The standards for summary judgment in Greenacres follow the rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court on F.R.C.P. 56, as dictated by the -1- Greenacres Supreme Court in Itsus v. Them, 2 2 0 Gs . 175, 188 M.E. 102 (1986) . See e.g., Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, u.s. I 106 s. Ct. 2548. To support this motion, Defendants argue: (l) that the doctrine of sovereign immunity serves as an absolute bar to Plaintiff's claim; (2) that the doctrine of negligent hiring is not a recognized cause of action in Greenacres; and (3) even if the court recognized the doctrine of negligent hiring, as no genuine issue of material fact exists, Defendants are entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. On September 5, 1986, while in the athletic complex on the campus of the State University at Hooterville (hereinafter "SUH"), Arnold Ziffle, an SUH employee, intentionally injured Fred Drucker.
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