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City of Waukegan, The v. Arshed et al

MEMORANDUM

43 Cited authorities

  1. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 274,949 times   368 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. Conley v. Gibson

    355 U.S. 41 (1957)   Cited 59,050 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. E.E.O.C. v. Concentra Health

    496 F.3d 773 (7th Cir. 2007)   Cited 2,760 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a plaintiff alleging retaliation under Title VII "must provide some specific description" of the protected activity

  4. Gibson v. City of Chicago

    910 F.2d 1510 (7th Cir. 1990)   Cited 2,980 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "the actions of an officer who has no authority whatsoever to act" are outside the ambit of § 1983

  5. Meghrig v. KFC Western, Inc.

    516 U.S. 479 (1996)   Cited 497 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding citizens cannot recover costs for past cleanup efforts under RCRA

  6. Thompson v. Illinois Dept. of Prof. Regulation

    300 F.3d 750 (7th Cir. 2002)   Cited 1,019 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

  7. Higgs v. Carver

    286 F.3d 437 (7th Cir. 2002)   Cited 962 times
    Holding that "there are no special pleading rules for prisoner civil rights cases"

  8. Sanjuan v. Amer. Bd. of Psychiatry Neurology

    40 F.3d 247 (7th Cir. 1994)   Cited 1,071 times
    Holding plaintiff-psychiatrists' inability to charge higher fees because they failed an oral examination for board certification did not constitute an antitrust injury

  9. Burnette v. Carothers

    192 F.3d 52 (2d Cir. 1999)   Cited 585 times
    Holding that Eleventh Amendment immunity "extends to state agencies and to state officers who act on behalf of the state"

  10. Bennett v. Schmidt

    153 F.3d 516 (7th Cir. 1998)   Cited 603 times
    Holding that a plaintiff alleging a race discrimination claim does not have to plead evidence

  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 355,868 times   945 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 1367 - Supplemental jurisdiction

    28 U.S.C. § 1367   Cited 63,749 times   79 Legal Analyses
    Holding that in civil actions proceeding in federal court based solely on diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the district court "shall not have supplemental jurisdiction" over "claims by plaintiffs against persons made parties under Rule . . . 24" or "over claims by persons . . seeking to intervene as plaintiffs under Rule 24," if "exercising supplemental jurisdiction over such claims would be inconsistent with the jurisdictional requirements of section 1332"

  13. Section 6972 - Citizen suits

    42 U.S.C. § 6972   Cited 1,209 times   28 Legal Analyses
    Abrogating the 60-day delay requirement when there is a danger that hazardous waste will be discharged

  14. Section 2462 - Time for commencing proceedings

    28 U.S.C. § 2462   Cited 717 times   262 Legal Analyses
    Allowing exception to five-year limitations period where Congress has provided otherwise

  15. Section 6928 - Federal enforcement

    42 U.S.C. § 6928   Cited 344 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing civil actions by the EPA Administrator

  16. Section 6991e - Federal enforcement

    42 U.S.C. § 6991e   Cited 15 times

    (a) Compliance orders (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), whenever on the basis of any information, the Administrator determines that any person is in violation of any requirement of this subchapter, the Administrator may issue an order requiring compliance within a reasonable specified time period or the Administrator may commence a civil action in the United States district court in which the violation occurred for appropriate relief, including a temporary or permanent injunction. (2) In the