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A bakery sued a grocery chain in federal court for terminating a supply contract. The chain moved for summary judgment, relying on the contract, delivery logs, and a declaration from its purchasing manager stating from personal knowledge that the bakery missed 18 deliveries. The bakery responded with three materials: a declaration from its owner describing conversations with the chain's buyer; an unsigned spreadsheet that the owner says was exported from the bakery's delivery software; and a declaration from a former chain employee stating, "Everyone at the company knows the buyer hated the bakery."
The grocery chain objects that the owner's conversations are hearsay, that the spreadsheet is unauthenticated, and that the former employee lacks personal knowledge. It also seeks sanctions, asserting that the former employee's declaration was submitted only to embarrass the buyer. The bakery argues that all evidence should be considered because summary judgment is not trial.
How should the court treat the challenged materials? Discuss Rule 56(c), admissible form, personal knowledge, competence, objections to summary-judgment materials, and possible sanctions.