40 Cited authorities

  1. Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

    544 U.S. 280 (2005)   Cited 8,344 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine bars "cases brought by state-court losers complaining of injuries caused by state-court judgments rendered before the district court proceedings commenced and inviting district court review and rejection of those judgments"
  2. Conley v. Gibson

    355 U.S. 41 (1957)   Cited 59,283 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"
  3. Butz v. Economou

    438 U.S. 478 (1978)   Cited 3,943 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that ALJs are entitled to absolute immunity from suit for damages stemming from official acts because they are "functionally comparable" to judges
  4. Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.

    263 U.S. 413 (1923)   Cited 10,069 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that federal suit was "merely an attempt to get rid of the judgment for alleged errors of law committed" by the state courts
  5. Thompson v. Illinois Dept. of Prof. Regulation

    300 F.3d 750 (7th Cir. 2002)   Cited 1,021 times
    Holding district court did not abuse its discretion when plaintiff failed to cure deficiencies that persisted from the first amended complaint after given multiple chances to amend after motions to dismiss were filed
  6. Collins v. Kibort

    143 F.3d 331 (7th Cir. 1998)   Cited 1,118 times
    Holding that the trial court erred in admitting diary as a recorded recollection because witness did not state that he could not recall the events about which he used his diary to testify and therefore witness did not lay the proper foundation for the diary's admissibility as a recorded recollection
  7. U.S. v. Lewis

    411 F.3d 838 (7th Cir. 2005)   Cited 580 times
    Holding that district court did not abuse its discretion in issuing protective order halting lawsuit against witness that “on its face appear[ed] to be vexatious”
  8. Perkins v. Silverstein

    939 F.2d 463 (7th Cir. 1991)   Cited 746 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Concluding that receipt of right-to-sue letter after complaint was filed cured the exhaustion deficiency
  9. Hollander v. Brown

    457 F.3d 688 (7th Cir. 2006)   Cited 425 times
    Holding under a broader Illinois equitable estoppel doctrine that a threat of murder is neither a misrepresentation nor a concealment of evidence
  10. Cooper v. Parrish

    203 F.3d 937 (6th Cir. 2000)   Cited 393 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a judge who improperly engaged in ex parte contact with prosecutors and gave them legal advice on how to improve their case was absolutely immune
  11. Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1983   Cited 504,731 times   706 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
  12. 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 360,449 times   954 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  13. Section 1915 - Proceedings in forma pauperis

    28 U.S.C. § 1915   Cited 303,938 times   38 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, after a plaintiff is granted in forma pauperis status, "the court shall dismiss the case at any time if the court determines that . . . the action or appeal . . . fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted"
  14. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 163,402 times   197 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
  15. Section 1985 - Conspiracy to interfere with civil rights

    42 U.S.C. § 1985   Cited 20,393 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Concerning conspiracies to obstruct justice or intimidate a party, witness, or juror
  16. Section 735 ILCS 5/13-202 - Personal injury-Penalty

    735 ILCS 5/13-202   Cited 1,255 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Providing that damages action for personal injury must commence within 2 years of accrual
  17. Section 745 ILCS 10/8-101 - Limitation

    745 ILCS 10/8-101   Cited 726 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Setting forth statute of limitations for civil tort claims against local government entities and their employees