The moving party bears the burden of demonstrating the absence of any genuine issue of material fact, and all inferences to be drawn from the underlying facts must be viewed in the light most favorable to the party opposing the motion. Celotex Corp., 477 U.S. at 323; see also In re Northwest Airlines Corp., 383 B.R. 283, 291 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2008); Ames Dep't Stores, Inc., 161 B.R. 87, 89 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1993). A fact is considered material if it might affect the outcome of the suit under governing law. See Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248 (1986).
The moving party bears the burden of demonstrating the absence of any genuine issue of material fact, and all inferences to be drawn from the underlying facts must be viewed in the light most favorable to the party opposing the motion. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 249 (1986); see also In re Northwest Airlines Corp., 383 B.R. 283, 291-92 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2008); Ames Dep't Stores, Inc., 161 B.R. 87, 89 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1993). A fact is considered material if it might affect the outcome of the suit under governing law. SeeAnderson, 477 U.S. at 248.