56 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 253,227 times   279 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 267,097 times   365 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "
  3. Colorado River Water Cons. Dist. v. U.S.

    424 U.S. 800 (1976)   Cited 8,190 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 16,009 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 3,676 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 2,422 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 1,203 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 1,308 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 2,221 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 1,155 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 346,412 times   923 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 156,480 times   194 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 38,956 times   317 Legal Analyses
    Permitting "[m]alice, intent, knowledge, and other conditions of a person's mind [to] be alleged generally"
  14. Section 335.1 - Assault, battery or injury or death caused by wrongful act or negligence

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1   Cited 2,287 times   4 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 1,812 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 1,689 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Governing rescissions of written contracts
  17. Section 1624 - Contracts deemed invalid unless note or memorandum in writing

    Cal. Civ. Code § 1624   Cited 1,318 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Establishing that the statute of frauds applies to contracts "for the sale of real property, or of an interest therein"
  18. Section 2923.6 - Agreement by mortgage servicer to implement loan modification or workout plan

    Cal. Civ. Code § 2923.6   Cited 875 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"
  19. Section 343 - Action for relief not provided

    Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 343   Cited 646 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Specifying the limitations period for actions not otherwise specified