26 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 263,589 times 281 Legal Analyses
Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 276,823 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
Clark Cty. Sch. Dist. v. Breeden
532 U.S. 268 (2001) Cited 5,516 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that the temporal proximity requirement to establish a prima facie case "between an employer's knowledge of protected activity and an adverse employment action as sufficient evidence" must be "very close"
Group v. Findwhat.Com
658 F.3d 1282 (11th Cir. 2011) Cited 736 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that “[d]efendants whose fraud prevents preexisting inflation in a stock price from dissipating are just as liable as defendants whose fraud introduces inflation into the stock price in the first instance”
Busby v. City of Orlando
931 F.2d 764 (11th Cir. 1991) Cited 1,357 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that "relief granted under Title VII is against the employer, not individual employees whose actions constituted a violation of [Title VII]"
Davis v. Town of Lake Park
245 F.3d 1232 (11th Cir. 2001) Cited 902 times
Holding that job performance memoranda rarely constitute adverse employment actions
Garfield v. NDC Health Corp.
466 F.3d 1255 (11th Cir. 2006) Cited 692 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a dismissal can be final even before leave to amend expires
Wilkerson v. HS, Inc.
366 F. App'x 49 (11th Cir. 2010) Cited 541 times
No. 09-13569 Non-Argument Calendar. February 16, 2010. Carol Wilkerson, Statesboro, GA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 09-00033-CV-BAE-6. Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, BARKETT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Appellant Carol Wilkerson appeals pro se the sua sponte dismissal of her complaint for failure to attach her right-to-sue letter to her complaint and demonstrate that she exhausted administrative remedies. She
Higdon v. Jackson
393 F.3d 1211 (11th Cir. 2004) Cited 584 times
Holding that "a period as much as one month between the protected expression and the adverse action is not too protracted" to establish causation
Gold v. City of Miami
151 F.3d 1346 (11th Cir. 1998) Cited 692 times
Holding that lack of training "regarding the disorderly conduct statute and the proper response to handcuff complaints" are possible imperfections that nevertheless do not create single-incident liability under Canton
Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights
42 U.S.C. § 1983 Cited 501,487 times 705 Legal Analyses
Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
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 357,946 times 950 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 162,144 times 197 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Rule 201 - Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts
Fed. R. Evid. 201 Cited 29,440 times 26 Legal Analyses
Holding "[n]ormally, in deciding a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, courts must limit their inquiry to the facts stated in the complaint and the documents either attached to or incorporated in the complaint. However, courts may also consider matters of which they may take judicial notice."

Brawner v. City of Atlanta

26 Cited authorities

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

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 the temporal proximity requirement to establish a prima facie case "between an employer's knowledge of protected activity and an adverse employment action as sufficient evidence" must be "very close"

Holding that “[d]efendants whose fraud prevents preexisting inflation in a stock price from dissipating are just as liable as defendants whose fraud introduces inflation into the stock price in the first instance”

Holding that "relief granted under Title VII is against the employer, not individual employees whose actions constituted a violation of [Title VII]"

Holding that job performance memoranda rarely constitute adverse employment actions

Holding that a dismissal can be final even before leave to amend expires

Holding that "a period as much as one month between the protected expression and the adverse action is not too protracted" to establish causation

Holding that lack of training "regarding the disorderly conduct statute and the proper response to handcuff complaints" are possible imperfections that nevertheless do not create single-incident liability under Canton

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

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

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