26 Cited authorities

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 279,746 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
Erickson v. Pardus
551 U.S. 89 (2007) Cited 65,199 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that a complaint must "give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests"
Booth v. Churner
532 U.S. 731 (2001) Cited 11,385 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding a grievance system offering only non-monetary relief was nonetheless "available" to a prisoner seeking only money damages because "the state grievance system . . . ha[d] authority to take some responsive action with respect to the type of allegations [the prisoner] raises."
Papasan v. Allain
478 U.S. 265 (1986) Cited 17,445 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that Ex parte Young would not support a suit against a state for ongoing liability for an alleged past breach of trust, since "continuing payment of the income from the lost corpus is essentially equivalent in economic terms to a one-time restoration of the lost corpus itself"
Conley v. Gibson
355 U.S. 41 (1957) Cited 59,319 times 25 Legal Analyses
Holding that "a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief"
Terrell v. Brewer
935 F.2d 1015 (9th Cir. 1991) Cited 7,485 times
Holding that only under "exceptional circumstances" is appointment of counsel proper and that a finding of "exceptional circumstances" requires an evaluation of the likelihood of success on the merits and other factors
Martin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals
506 U.S. 1 (1992) Cited 1,058 times 2 Legal Analyses
Finding that a litigant's "pattern of abuse has had a . . . deleterious effect on this Court's `fair allocation of judicial resources.'"
In re McDonald
489 U.S. 180 (1989) Cited 827 times
Finding that "[e]very paper filed with the Clerk of this Court, no matter how repetitious or frivolous, requires some portion of the institution's limited resources"
Bolling v. Sharpe
347 U.S. 497 (1954) Cited 1,891 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that the District of Columbia's maintenance of segregated schools violated the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause
In re Anderson
511 U.S. 364 (1994) Cited 79 times
Denying petitioner's request to proceed in forma pauperis where he had filed 22 petitions and motions over three years, none of which were successful, and several of which were repetitive and “patently frivolous”
Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights
42 U.S.C. § 1983 Cited 505,787 times 708 Legal Analyses
Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 163,831 times 197 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Section 1997e - Suits by prisoners
42 U.S.C. § 1997e Cited 55,712 times 20 Legal Analyses
Holding that prisoners must exhaust "available" administrative remedies before filing suit in federal court
Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 Cited 37,377 times 150 Legal Analyses
Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney

BANKS v. YORK et al

26 Cited authorities

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

Holding that a complaint must "give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests"

Holding a grievance system offering only non-monetary relief was nonetheless "available" to a prisoner seeking only money damages because "the state grievance system . . . ha[d] authority to take some responsive action with respect to the type of allegations [the prisoner] raises."

Holding that Ex parte Young would not support a suit against a state for ongoing liability for an alleged past breach of trust, since "continuing payment of the income from the lost corpus is essentially equivalent in economic terms to a one-time restoration of the lost corpus itself"

Holding that "a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief"

Holding that only under "exceptional circumstances" is appointment of counsel proper and that a finding of "exceptional circumstances" requires an evaluation of the likelihood of success on the merits and other factors

Finding that a litigant's "pattern of abuse has had a . . . deleterious effect on this Court's `fair allocation of judicial resources.'"

Finding that "[e]very paper filed with the Clerk of this Court, no matter how repetitious or frivolous, requires some portion of the institution's limited resources"

Holding that the District of Columbia's maintenance of segregated schools violated the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause

Denying petitioner's request to proceed in forma pauperis where he had filed 22 petitions and motions over three years, none of which were successful, and several of which were repetitive and “patently frivolous”

Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Holding that prisoners must exhaust "available" administrative remedies before filing suit in federal court

Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney