5 Cited authorities

  1. Conley v. Gibson

    355 U.S. 41 (1957)   Cited 59,270 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"
  2. Powell v. U.S.

    945 F.2d 374 (11th Cir. 1991)   Cited 66 times
    In Powell, the plaintiff alleged that the IRS was administratively inconsistent in refusing to treat his donations to the Church of Scientology as a tax deduction, while permitting members of other religious denominations to claim the same deductions.
  3. Federal Trade Commission v. Citigroup Inc.

    239 F. Supp. 2d 1302 (N.D. Ga. 2001)   Cited 13 times
    Finding allegations sufficient to state a claim for successor liability
  4. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 163,319 times   197 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
  5. Section 1407 - Multidistrict litigation

    28 U.S.C. § 1407   Cited 7,143 times   106 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing consolidation of pretrial proceedings for related cases filed in multiple federal districts