19 Cited authorities

Pryor v. Nat'l Collegiate Athletic Ass'n
288 F.3d 548 (3d Cir. 2002) Cited 1,307 times
Holding that "[a]lthough a district court may not consider matters extraneous to the pleadings, a document integral to or explicitly relied upon in the complaint may be considered without converting the motion to dismiss in one for summary judgment"
Brown v. Philip Morris Inc.
250 F.3d 789 (3d Cir. 2001) Cited 1,011 times
Holding property and contract rights are statutorily, not constitutionally, protected and therefore a conspiracy to violate those rights is an insufficient foundation for a § 1985 claim
Grand Entertainment Group v. Star Media Sales
988 F.2d 476 (3d Cir. 1993) Cited 880 times
Holding that the "'person for the time being in charge' of any office or usual place of business of the defendants for purposes of Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 402 must either be an individual with some direct connection to the party to be served or one zohom the process server determines to be authorized, on the basis of her representation of authority, as evidenced by the affidavit of service"
Deluca v. Accessit Group, Inc.
695 F. Supp. 2d 54 (S.D.N.Y. 2010) Cited 498 times
Holding for a document to be incorporated by reference, “the complaint must make ‘a clear, definite and substantial reference to the documents'”
Tarr v. Ciasulli
181 N.J. 70 (N.J. 2004) Cited 305 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that aiding and abetting liability requires that "the party whom the defendant aids must perform a wrongful act that causes an injury"
Lampe v. Xouth, Inc.
952 F.2d 697 (3d Cir. 1991) Cited 164 times
Holding that effective service of process is a prerequisite to proceeding further in a case
Gerety v. Hilton Casino Resort
184 N.J. 391 (N.J. 2005) Cited 86 times
Listing requirements for a prima facie case of discrimination
Gonzalez v. Thomas Built Buses, Inc.
268 F.R.D. 521 (M.D. Pa. 2010) Cited 34 times
Holding plaintiff did not shown good cause for failure to serve where sent request to defendant to waive service and defendant refused
Tyson v. Cigna Corp.
918 F. Supp. 836 (D.N.J. 1996) Cited 52 times
Holding that § 10-5:12 does not provide for individual liability because it "does not include any of the phrases that so clearly provide a basis for individual liability under other subparts" of LAD
Sweet-Springs v. Dep't of Children & Families
Civil No. 12-706(FLW) (D.N.J. Jun. 17, 2013) Cited 13 times
Finding predecessor to NJDCPP protected by Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 351,086 times 937 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 4 - Summons
Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 Cited 70,485 times 126 Legal Analyses
Holding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time
Section 1981 - Equal rights under the law
42 U.S.C. § 1981 Cited 38,204 times 252 Legal Analyses
Granting equal rights to "make and enforce contracts" without regard to race

Adams v. Hult et al

19 Cited authorities

Holding that "[a]lthough a district court may not consider matters extraneous to the pleadings, a document integral to or explicitly relied upon in the complaint may be considered without converting the motion to dismiss in one for summary judgment"

Holding property and contract rights are statutorily, not constitutionally, protected and therefore a conspiracy to violate those rights is an insufficient foundation for a § 1985 claim

Holding for a document to be incorporated by reference, “the complaint must make ‘a clear, definite and substantial reference to the documents'”

Holding that aiding and abetting liability requires that "the party whom the defendant aids must perform a wrongful act that causes an injury"

Holding that effective service of process is a prerequisite to proceeding further in a case

Listing requirements for a prima facie case of discrimination

Holding plaintiff did not shown good cause for failure to serve where sent request to defendant to waive service and defendant refused

Holding that § 10-5:12 does not provide for individual liability because it "does not include any of the phrases that so clearly provide a basis for individual liability under other subparts" of LAD

Finding predecessor to NJDCPP protected by Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Holding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time

Granting equal rights to "make and enforce contracts" without regard to race