23 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 266,796 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 279,848 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. Sprewell v. Golden State Warriors

    266 F.3d 979 (9th Cir. 2001)   Cited 5,289 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that unwarranted inferences are insufficient to defeat a motion to dismiss
  4. Clegg v. Cult Awareness Network

    18 F.3d 752 (9th Cir. 1994)   Cited 1,874 times
    Holding that a national organization was not sufficiently connected to a "place" open to the public
  5. Hughes v. Pair

    46 Cal.4th 1035 (Cal. 2009)   Cited 1,009 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that discomfort, worry, anxiety, upset stomach, concern, and agitation did not establish severe emotional distress
  6. Pareto v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

    139 F.3d 696 (9th Cir. 1998)   Cited 1,224 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the FDIC accedes to the rights of the failed bank's shareholders under § 1821(d)
  7. Jackson v. Carey

    353 F.3d 750 (9th Cir. 2003)   Cited 842 times
    Granting leave to amend when the court found it could "say that this complaint could not be saved by any amendment."
  8. Janken v. GM Hughes Electronics

    46 Cal.App.4th 55 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996)   Cited 553 times
    Holding that "[t]he intentional infliction of emotional distress claim fails" where "[t]he factual allegations . . . plead claims of discrimination" but not more
  9. Fletcher v. Western National Life Ins. Co.

    10 Cal.App.3d 376 (Cal. Ct. App. 1970)   Cited 489 times
    Holding that accusing plaintiff of insurance fraud "may legally be the basis for an action for damages for intentional infliction of emotional distress"
  10. Sagan v. Apple Computer, Inc.

    874 F. Supp. 1072 (C.D. Cal. 1994)   Cited 157 times

    CV 94-2180 LGB (BRx) June 27, 1994 Peter W. James, Anthony M. Keats, Dennis F. Hernandez, Baker Hostetler, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant Apple Computer, Inc. Peter Laird, Ralph C. Loeb, Karen Brodkin, Edelstein Laird, P.C., Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff Carl Sagan. BAIRD, District Judge. Defendant's motion to dismiss, motion for a more definite statement, and motion to strike came on regularly for hearing before this Court on June 27, 1994. After reviewing the materials submitted by the parties

  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 361,487 times   960 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 163,896 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. Section 1514A - Civil action to protect against retaliation in fraud cases

    18 U.S.C. § 1514A   Cited 770 times   179 Legal Analyses
    Adopting the burdens of proof set out in 49 U.S.C. § 42121(b)