1043 On appeal of an order granting summary judgment in a discrimination case, the Court of Appeal should review the matter de novo, granting no particular deference to the trial court ruling, in order to independently determine whether the defendants were entitled to judgment as a matter of law.CitationROMERO v AMERICAN PRESIDENT (Summary Judgment Standard) 38 CA4 1199 [See: Flowmaster v SuperCt 16 CA4 1019, at 9/93; Saldana v Globe-Weis 233 CA3 1505; Martin v Lockheed 29 CA4 1718, T/AT 12/94; USC v SuperCt 222 CA3 1028]
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