Phoenix Consulting Inc. v. Republic of Angola
216 F.3d 36 (D.C. Cir. 2000) Cited 290 times
Holding that the district court "must give the plaintiff ample opportunity to secure and present evidence relevant to the existence of jurisdiction"
World Wide Minerals v. Rep. of Kazakhstan
296 F.3d 1154 (D.C. Cir. 2002) Cited 113 times
Holding that contractual waivers are narrowly construed and that RICO claims not related to the contract are not considered to fall within the immunity waiver
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 354,229 times 943 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 71,368 times 127 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
Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters
Fed. R. Civ. P. 9 Cited 39,551 times 328 Legal Analyses
Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity
Section 1602 - Findings and declaration of purpose
28 U.S.C. § 1602 Cited 1,457 times 18 Legal Analyses
Setting forth Congressional findings and the purposes of FSIA