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Arturo Ramos v. Dli Properties, Llc et al

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff Arturo Ramos' First Amended Complaint, Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12

56 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 267,813 times   281 Legal Analyses
    Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 280,791 times   369 Legal Analyses
    Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing

  3. Colorado River Water Cons. Dist. v. U.S.

    424 U.S. 800 (1976)   Cited 8,411 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, in limited circumstances, federal courts should abstain from deciding a case when there are related proceedings pending in state court

  4. Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dept

    901 F.2d 696 (9th Cir. 1988)   Cited 16,563 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a cognizable gender discrimination claim could be brought by a female domestic violence victim where the victim alleged police denied protection and made misogynistic comments including that "he did not blame [the victim's] husband for hitting her, because of the way she was 'carrying on'"

  5. Yourish v. California Amplifier

    191 F.3d 983 (9th Cir. 1999)   Cited 4,079 times
    Holding that a district court that had granted leave to amend the complaint did not abuse its discretion by dismissing entire action when plaintiff failed to replace a defective complaint

  6. Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co.

    20 Cal.4th 163 (Cal. 1999)   Cited 2,487 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Holding that for an act to be "unfair," it must "threaten" a violation of law or "violate the policy or spirit of one of those laws because its effects are comparable to or the same as a violation of the law"

  7. In re Tobacco II Cases

    46 Cal.4th 298 (Cal. 2009)   Cited 1,230 times   35 Legal Analyses
    Holding class representatives had standing to challenge common marketing of cigarettes despite differences in the advertisements or statements on which class members relied

  8. Edwards v. Marin Park, Inc.

    356 F.3d 1058 (9th Cir. 2004)   Cited 1,360 times
    Holding that the plaintiff's admittedly "opaque" allegations of discriminatory retaliation were sufficient to withstand a motion to dismiss

  9. Cook, Perkiss Liehe v. N.C. Collection Serv

    911 F.2d 242 (9th Cir. 1990)   Cited 2,311 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an advertisement that "impl[ies] lower rates and better services than those of a competitor . . . constitutes puffery and is not actionable as false advertising"

  10. Rusheen v. Cohen

    37 Cal.4th 1048 (Cal. 2006)   Cited 1,177 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding California's litigation privilege precludes liability arising from noncommunicative acts that are necessarily related to enforcing a judgment

  11. 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 362,607 times   962 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

  12. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 164,455 times   197 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

  13. Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 9   Cited 40,207 times   337 Legal Analyses
    Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity

  14. Section 335.1 - Assault, battery or injury or death caused by wrongful act or negligence

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1   Cited 2,378 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Imposing two-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims

  15. Section 2924 - Exercise of power of sale

    Cal. Civ. Code § 2924   Cited 1,834 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding privileged pursuant to Cal. Civ. Code section 47 "[p]erformance of the functions and procedures . . . necessary to carry out the duties [of a non-judicial foreclosure]"

  16. Section 337 - Contract, obligation or liability founded upon written instrument; book account; rescission of contract

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337   Cited 1,712 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Governing rescissions of written contracts

  17. Section 338 - Liability created by statute; trespass or injury to real property; taking, detaining or injuring goods or chattels; fraud or mistake; bond of public official; notary's bond; slander of title; section 17536, Business and Professions Code; Water Quality Control Act; Section 19, Article 1, California Constitution; division 26, Health and Safety Code; sections 1603.1, 1615, 5650.1, Fish and Game Code; validity of special tax levy; section 51.7, Civil code; violation of FPA or Forestry and Fire Protection rules and regulations; section 26038, Business and Professions code

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 338   Cited 1,553 times
    Establishing three-year statute of limitations for California fraud claim

  18. Section 1624 - Contracts deemed invalid unless note or memorandum in writing

    Cal. Civ. Code § 1624   Cited 1,327 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Establishing that the statute of frauds applies to contracts "for the sale of real property, or of an interest therein"

  19. Section 2923.6 - Agreement by mortgage servicer to implement loan modification or workout plan

    Cal. Civ. Code § 2923.6   Cited 884 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing a lender to pursue foreclosure against a defaulted borrower if "[t]he borrower accepts a written first lien loan modification, but defaults on, or otherwise breaches the borrower's obligations under, the first lien loan modification"

  20. Section 343 - Action for relief not provided

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 343   Cited 659 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Specifying the limitations period for actions not otherwise specified