13 Cited authorities

  1. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 265,563 times   364 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' "
  2. Bureerong v. Uvawas

    922 F. Supp. 1450 (C.D. Cal. 1996)   Cited 394 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a Rule 12(e) motion must attack the unintelligibility of a pleading, not merely the lack of detail
  3. In re Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Wage Hour Lit.

    505 F. Supp. 2d 609 (N.D. Cal. 2007)   Cited 219 times
    Holding that the defendant's motions to dismiss or strike the class allegations are premature" where the defendant had not answered the complaint, discovery had not yet commenced, and no motion for class certification had been filed
  4. Cellars v. Pacific Coast Packaging, Inc.

    189 F.R.D. 575 (N.D. Cal. 1999)   Cited 128 times
    Dismissing warranty claim based on plaintiff's failure to allege privity or a recognized exception
  5. Famolare, Inc. v. Edison Bros. Stores, Inc.

    525 F. Supp. 940 (E.D. Cal. 1981)   Cited 175 times
    Finding a Rule 12(e) motion proper "only where the complaint is so indefinite that the defendant cannot ascertain the nature of the claim being asserted"
  6. Myers v. Medquist, Inc.

    Civil No. 05-4608 (JBS) (D.N.J. Dec. 20, 2006)   Cited 41 times
    Holding that, at the motion to dismiss stage, a plaintiff may “maintain a claim for unjust enrichment while at the same time pleading that a valid contract existed”
  7. Federal Sav. and Loan Ins. Corp. v. Musacchio

    695 F. Supp. 1053 (N.D. Cal. 1988)   Cited 72 times
    Finding that if plaintiff's complaint meets the notice requirements of Fed.R.Civ.P. 8, and defendants are provided with a sufficient basis to respond, the proper avenue for eliciting additional detail is through discovery
  8. Edwards v. McCormick

    196 F.R.D. 487 (S.D. Ohio 2000)   Cited 28 times

    Consumer brought action against debt collector, alleging violations of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Ohio's Consumer Sales Practices Act (OCSPA). Consumer moved for class certification. The District Court, Marbley, J., held that: (1) proposed class was ill-defined and overly broad; (2) consumer failed to satisfy numerosity requirement for class certification; (3) commonality test for class certification was satisfied; and (4) consumer failed to satisfy typicality requirement for

  9. Abdallah v. Coca-Cola Co.

    186 F.R.D. 672 (N.D. Ga. 1999)   Cited 24 times
    Holding that even though "Coca-Cola has not given the Court any reason to suspect that it will attempt to mislead its employees and coerce them into non-participation . . . simple reality suggests that the danger of coercion is real and justifies the imposition of limitations on Coca-Cola's communications"
  10. In re American Intern. Airways, Inc.

    66 B.R. 642 (Bankr. E.D. Pa. 1986)   Cited 25 times

    Bankruptcy No. 84-02379K. Adv. No. 86-0957K. November 3, 1986. Marc N. Bell, Philadelphia, Pa., for trustee. Clayton H. Thomas, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant. Harry P. Begier, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., Trustee. Pace Reich, Philadelphia, Pa., for debtor. OPINION DAVID A. SCHOLL, Bankruptcy Judge. This adversarial proceeding is one of over two hundred (200) actions instituted by the Trustee of the Debtor in this Chapter 11 bankruptcy case to recover funds allegedly transferred by the Debtor within

  11. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 155,577 times   193 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
  12. Rule 23 - Class Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 23   Cited 34,829 times   1232 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"