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BizCloud, Inc. et al v. Computer Sciences Corporation et al

MOTION to Dismiss

38 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. Sprewell v. Golden State Warriors

    266 F.3d 979 (9th Cir. 2001)   Cited 5,302 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that unwarranted inferences are insufficient to defeat a motion to dismiss

  4. Mendiondo v. Centinela

    521 F.3d 1097 (9th Cir. 2008)   Cited 2,086 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the heightened pleading requirements of Rule 9(b) do not apply

  5. Korea Supply Co. v. Lockheed Martin Corp.

    29 Cal.4th 1134 (Cal. 2003)   Cited 1,705 times   17 Legal Analyses
    Holding that plaintiff cannot recover damages under Cal. Bus. Prof. Code § 17200 unless plaintiff has "an ownership interest in the money it seeks to recover"

  6. Bissessur v. Indiana Univ. Bd.

    581 F.3d 599 (7th Cir. 2009)   Cited 891 times
    Holding that to state a claim, a plaintiff must plead sufficient factual content that "allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged"

  7. Durell v. Sharp Healthcare

    183 Cal.App.4th 1350 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010)   Cited 551 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that actual reliance is an element of CUCL claims under the unlawful prong

  8. In re Pegasus Gold Corp.

    394 F.3d 1189 (9th Cir. 2005)   Cited 399 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts have applied 28 U.S.C. § 1367, the supplemental jurisdiction statute, to bankruptcy courts to allow them to resolve bankruptcy claims solely based on "related to" jurisdiction

  9. Church of Scientology, Etc. v. U.S. Dept

    611 F.2d 738 (9th Cir. 1980)   Cited 720 times
    Finding an exception to the first-to-file rule where the second-filed case had proceeded beyond the first-filed case

  10. Pacesetter Sys., Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc.

    678 F.2d 93 (9th Cir. 1982)   Cited 614 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding dismissal is proper "when a complaint involving the same parties and issues has already been filed in another district"

  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 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 15   Cited 95,100 times   92 Legal Analyses
    Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint

  14. Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200   Cited 18,446 times   316 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting unlawful business practices

  15. Rule 13 - Counterclaim and Crossclaim

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 13   Cited 5,028 times   21 Legal Analyses
    Determining whether counterclaims are compulsory

  16. Section 17204 - Actions for Injunctions by Attorney General, District Attorney, County Counsel, and City Attorneys

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17204   Cited 998 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing a private right of action for equitable relief by those who have "lost money or property as a result of . . . unfair competition"