5 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 249,650 times   279 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 263,703 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' "
  3. Powers v. U.S. Dept. of Justice

    646 F. Supp. 2d 153 (D.D.C. 2009)   Cited 4 times

    Civil Action No. 09-452 (RMC). August 24, 2009. Robert W. Powers, Spirit Lake, IA, pro se. David W. Merchant, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, for Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge. By Order dated July 31, 2009, the Court dismissed pro se Plaintiff Robert W. Powers' Complaint without prejudice for failure to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8 and ordered Mr. Powers to "file an amended complaint that corrects the

  4. 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 342,515 times   917 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  5. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 154,543 times   193 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."