8 Cited authorities

Foman v. Davis
371 U.S. 178 (1962) Cited 28,557 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that an appeal was improperly dismissed when the record as a whole — including a timely but incomplete notice of appeal and a premature but complete notice — revealed the orders petitioner sought to appeal
Runnion v. Girl Scouts of Greater Chi.
786 F.3d 510 (7th Cir. 2015) Cited 980 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[u]nder the modern regime of the Federal Rules, the complaint need contain only factual allegations that give the defendant fair notice of the claim for relief and show the claim has 'substantive plausibility'"
Airborne v. AT&T
499 F.3d 663 (7th Cir. 2007) Cited 843 times
Finding that defendant suffered real prejudice by endless amendments and motion practice regarding the complaint
Soltys v. Costello
520 F.3d 737 (7th Cir. 2008) Cited 319 times
Holding that any harm caused by improper opening statements “was undone when the court sustained [the moving party's] objections and admonished [counsel] to stick to the admissible evidence”
Loja v. Main St. Acquisition Corp.
906 F.3d 680 (7th Cir. 2018) Cited 27 times
Holding "that the definition of ‘consumer’ under the FDCPA includes consumers who have been alleged by debt collectors to owe debts that the consumers themselves contend they do not owe"
Lyons v. Cook Cnty.
No. 14 C 6361 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 30, 2015)
No. 14 C 6361 10-30-2015 BARBARA LYONS and GREGORY KOGER, Plaintiffs, v. COOK COUNTY and THOMAS J. DART, Defendants. Magistrate Judge Maria Valdez MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court is Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File the Attached First Amended Complaint Instanter. [Doc. No. 57] This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1331. For the following reasons, the Plaintiffs' motion is GRANTED. BACKGROUND The claim in this case arises from the enforcement of a Cook County Jail policy
Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 Cited 90,251 times 91 Legal Analyses
Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint
Rule 30 - Depositions by Oral Examination
Fed. R. Civ. P. 30 Cited 16,033 times 126 Legal Analyses
Upholding a district court's decision not to consider the plaintiff's deposition errata sheets in opposition to a motion for summary judgment when they were untimely

Maplevale Farms, Inc. v. Koch Foods, Inc. et al

8 Cited authorities

Holding that an appeal was improperly dismissed when the record as a whole — including a timely but incomplete notice of appeal and a premature but complete notice — revealed the orders petitioner sought to appeal

Holding that "[u]nder the modern regime of the Federal Rules, the complaint need contain only factual allegations that give the defendant fair notice of the claim for relief and show the claim has 'substantive plausibility'"

Finding that defendant suffered real prejudice by endless amendments and motion practice regarding the complaint

Holding that any harm caused by improper opening statements “was undone when the court sustained [the moving party's] objections and admonished [counsel] to stick to the admissible evidence”

Holding "that the definition of ‘consumer’ under the FDCPA includes consumers who have been alleged by debt collectors to owe debts that the consumers themselves contend they do not owe"

Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint

Upholding a district court's decision not to consider the plaintiff's deposition errata sheets in opposition to a motion for summary judgment when they were untimely