40 Cited authorities

  1. 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' "
  2. Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk

    569 U.S. 66 (2013)   Cited 1,612 times   97 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a case is moot if "an intervening circumstance deprives the plaintiff of a personal stake in the outcome of the lawsuit"
  3. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. Sperling

    493 U.S. 165 (1989)   Cited 3,009 times   19 Legal Analyses
    Holding that district courts have discretion to implement § 216(b)
  4. Chafin v. Chafin

    568 U.S. 165 (2013)   Cited 1,003 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that federal courts cannot issue advisory opinions
  5. Gerstein v. Pugh

    420 U.S. 103 (1975)   Cited 4,607 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Fourth Amendment requires a judicial determination of probable cause as a prerequisite to any extended restraint on liberty following an arrest
  6. Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dept

    901 F.2d 696 (9th Cir. 1988)   Cited 15,995 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a cognizable gender discrimination claim could be brought by a female domestic violence victim where the victim alleged police denied protection and made misogynistic comments including that "he did not blame [the victim's] husband for hitting her, because of the way she was 'carrying on'"
  7. County of Riverside v. McLaughlin

    500 U.S. 44 (1991)   Cited 1,754 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that detentions of more than 48 hours without a judicial determination of probable cause are presumptively unconstitutional
  8. Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts

    472 U.S. 797 (1985)   Cited 1,788 times   19 Legal Analyses
    Holding that “the Due Process Clause of course requires that the named plaintiff at all times adequately represent the interests of the absent class members”
  9. Mims v. Arrow Fin. Servs. LLC

    565 U.S. 368 (2012)   Cited 648 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "Congress did not deprive federal courts of federal-question jurisdiction over private TCPA suits"
  10. United States Parole Comm'n v. Geraghty

    445 U.S. 388 (1980)   Cited 2,013 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Holding even a named plaintiff whose individual claims are moot retains a "personal stake" in representing the class jurisdictionally sufficient to appeal the denial of class certification
  11. 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
  12. Section 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment

    47 U.S.C. § 227   Cited 5,664 times   733 Legal Analyses
    Granting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals
  13. Rule 68 - Offer of Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 68   Cited 3,840 times   163 Legal Analyses
    Granting costs incurred after plaintiff rejected less favorable offer by defendant