124 Cited authorities

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 266,697 times 365 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' "
Carnegie-Mellon Univ. v. Cohill
484 U.S. 343 (1988) Cited 11,123 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding district courts have discretion whether to dismiss state law claims after all the federal claims are dismissed and explaining the factors courts should consider when doing so
Hishon v. King Spalding
467 U.S. 69 (1984) Cited 12,436 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding Title VII applies to selection for non-employee positions if consideration for that position can be regarded as one of "terms, conditions, or privileges of employment" of a covered job
Scheuer v. Rhodes
416 U.S. 232 (1974) Cited 22,288 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that executive branch officers had qualified immunity
Conley v. Gibson
355 U.S. 41 (1957) Cited 58,508 times 25 Legal Analyses
Holding that "a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief"
Foman v. Davis
371 U.S. 178 (1962) Cited 28,629 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that an appeal was improperly dismissed when the record as a whole — including a timely but incomplete notice of appeal and a premature but complete notice — revealed the orders petitioner sought to appeal
Mine Workers v. Gibbs
383 U.S. 715 (1966) Cited 17,789 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that supplemental jurisdiction is a "doctrine of discretion"
Associated General Contractors v. Carpenters
459 U.S. 519 (1983) Cited 5,033 times 34 Legal Analyses
Holding that a union lacked standing to sue for injuries passed on to it by intermediaries
Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner
387 U.S. 136 (1967) Cited 5,286 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding that plaintiffs subject to a regulation had standing to challenge it even though the Attorney General had yet to "authorize criminal and seizure actions for violations of the statute"
In re Burlington Coat Factory
114 F.3d 1410 (3d Cir. 1997) Cited 7,651 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that a court may consider a "document integral to or explicitly relied upon in the complaint" when deciding a motion to dismiss
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 345,982 times 922 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 156,250 times 193 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 Cited 90,557 times 91 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
Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 Cited 35,777 times 142 Legal Analyses
Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney
Section 1404 - Change of venue
28 U.S.C. § 1404 Cited 28,373 times 184 Legal Analyses
Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR
Section 1391 - Venue generally
28 U.S.C. § 1391 Cited 27,824 times 197 Legal Analyses
Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred
Section 1125 - False designations of origin, false descriptions, and dilution forbidden
15 U.S.C. § 1125 Cited 15,279 times 320 Legal Analyses
Holding "the person who asserts trade dress protection has the burden of proving that the matter sought to be protected is not functional"
Section 1406 - Cure or waiver of defects
28 U.S.C. § 1406 Cited 14,144 times 52 Legal Analyses
Recognizing that transfer is proper to any district or division in which the action could have been brought
Section 15 - Suits by persons injured
15 U.S.C. § 15 Cited 5,673 times 35 Legal Analyses
Granting private right of action to anyone who has been injured "by reason of anything forbidden in the antitrust laws ..."
Section 349 - Deceptive acts and practices unlawful
N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 349 Cited 4,810 times 106 Legal Analyses
Granting "any person who has been injured by reason of any violation of this section" the right to "bring an action in his own name"

Cable Line, Inc. et al v. Comcast Cable Communications of Pennsylvania, Inc. et al

124 Cited authorities

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' "

Holding district courts have discretion whether to dismiss state law claims after all the federal claims are dismissed and explaining the factors courts should consider when doing so

Holding Title VII applies to selection for non-employee positions if consideration for that position can be regarded as one of "terms, conditions, or privileges of employment" of a covered job

Holding that executive branch officers had qualified immunity

Holding that "a complaint should not be dismissed for failure to state a claim unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief"

Holding that an appeal was improperly dismissed when the record as a whole — including a timely but incomplete notice of appeal and a premature but complete notice — revealed the orders petitioner sought to appeal

Holding that supplemental jurisdiction is a "doctrine of discretion"

Holding that a union lacked standing to sue for injuries passed on to it by intermediaries

Holding that plaintiffs subject to a regulation had standing to challenge it even though the Attorney General had yet to "authorize criminal and seizure actions for violations of the statute"

Holding that a court may consider a "document integral to or explicitly relied upon in the complaint" when deciding a motion to dismiss

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. . . ."

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

Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney

Granting Class Plaintiffs' motion to transfer action in order to "facilitate a unified settlement approval process together with the class action cases in" In re Amex ASR

Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred

Holding "the person who asserts trade dress protection has the burden of proving that the matter sought to be protected is not functional"

Recognizing that transfer is proper to any district or division in which the action could have been brought

Granting private right of action to anyone who has been injured "by reason of anything forbidden in the antitrust laws ..."

Granting "any person who has been injured by reason of any violation of this section" the right to "bring an action in his own name"