9 Cited authorities

  1. 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
  2. Erickson v. Pardus

    551 U.S. 89 (2007)   Cited 64,362 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a complaint must "give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests"
  3. United Church v. Chicago

    502 F.3d 616 (7th Cir. 2007)   Cited 572 times
    Holding that RLUIPA, by its own terms, does not apply to eminent domain proceedings
  4. McMillan v. Collection Professionals Inc.

    455 F.3d 754 (7th Cir. 2006)   Cited 360 times
    Holding that a plaintiff's claims under §§ 1692e and 1692f based on the same collection letter should not be dismissed
  5. Walker v. S.W.I.F.T. SCRL

    491 F. Supp. 2d 781 (N.D. Ill. 2007)   Cited 14 times
    Finding "no substantial connection to Illinois," where "the only connection to the state of Illinois is that fact that plaintiff ... is a resident of Illinois"
  6. Leonard v. McMorris

    106 F. Supp. 2d 1098 (D. Colo. 2000)   Cited 5 times
    Considering whether Wage Act claim brought against non-debtor was preempted and concluding that "defendants have not cited any language in the Bankruptcy Code which extends the Bankruptcy Code's protection to individuals or entities which have not filed a bankruptcy petition . . . [h]ad Congress intended that bankruptcy protection extend beyond the entity filing the bankruptcy petition, it could have drafted the Bankruptcy Code to so provide"
  7. Leonard v. McMorris

    272 F.3d 1295 (10th Cir. 2001)   Cited 3 times
    Certifying questions to the Colorado Supreme Court pursuant to 10th Cir.R. 27.1 and C.A.R. 21
  8. 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
  9. 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. . . ."