42 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 255,028 times 280 Legal Analyses
Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 268,776 times 367 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' "
Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. White
548 U.S. 53 (2006) Cited 11,306 times 104 Legal Analyses
Holding that a jury could find a reassignment from a position with "an indication of prestige" to one involving less desirable responsibilities "would have been materially adverse to a reasonable employee"
Haines v. Kerner
404 U.S. 519 (1972) Cited 58,703 times
Holding pro se submissions "to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers"
Papasan v. Allain
478 U.S. 265 (1986) Cited 16,793 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that Ex parte Young would not support a suit against a state for ongoing liability for an alleged past breach of trust, since "continuing payment of the income from the lost corpus is essentially equivalent in economic terms to a one-time restoration of the lost corpus itself"
Phillips v. County of Allegheny
515 F.3d 224 (3d Cir. 2008) Cited 16,932 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a district court need not permit a curative amendment if such amendment would be futile
Fowler v. UPMC Shadyside
578 F.3d 203 (3d Cir. 2009) Cited 14,158 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion "in denying a motion for a class action determination which was untimely under the local rule"
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
490 U.S. 228 (1989) Cited 4,616 times 161 Legal Analyses
Holding that an employer discriminated on the basis of sex when he "act[ed] on the basis of a belief that a woman cannot be aggressive, or that she must not be"
Connelly v. Lane Constr. Corp.
809 F.3d 780 (3d Cir. 2016) Cited 3,739 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a prima facie case is an evidentiary standard, not a “proper measure of whether a complaint fails to state a claim”
Baldwin Cty. Welcome Ctr. v. Brown
466 U.S. 147 (1984) Cited 2,637 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that a plaintiff "who fails to act diligently cannot invoke equitable principles to excuse that lack of diligence"
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 348,310 times 930 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 157,506 times 196 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 91,229 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
Section 1367 - Supplemental jurisdiction
28 U.S.C. § 1367 Cited 62,270 times 78 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"
Section 2000e - Definitions
42 U.S.C. § 2000e Cited 51,663 times 129 Legal Analyses
Granting EEOC authority to issue procedural regulations to carry out Title VII provisions
Rule 6 - Computing and Extending Time; Time for Motion Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 Cited 48,898 times 24 Legal Analyses
Holding that "if the last day [of a period] is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."
Section 2000e-2 - Unlawful employment practices
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2 Cited 28,433 times 171 Legal Analyses
Adopting case law prior to June 4, 1989, “with respect to the concept of ‘alternative employment practice’ ”
Section 2000e-5 - Enforcement provisions
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5 Cited 26,970 times 124 Legal Analyses
Holding charges must be made in writing, under oath, and contain all information as the Commission requires
Section 2000e-3 - Other unlawful employment practices
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3 Cited 14,487 times 43 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting retaliation against employees who "oppos[e] any [unlawful] practice"
Section 12112 - Discrimination
42 U.S.C. § 12112 Cited 13,592 times 159 Legal Analyses
Recognizing failure to accommodate as form of discrimination

Collier v. Edger et al

42 Cited authorities

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

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 that a jury could find a reassignment from a position with "an indication of prestige" to one involving less desirable responsibilities "would have been materially adverse to a reasonable employee"

Holding pro se submissions "to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers"

Holding that Ex parte Young would not support a suit against a state for ongoing liability for an alleged past breach of trust, since "continuing payment of the income from the lost corpus is essentially equivalent in economic terms to a one-time restoration of the lost corpus itself"

Holding that a district court need not permit a curative amendment if such amendment would be futile

Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion "in denying a motion for a class action determination which was untimely under the local rule"

Holding that an employer discriminated on the basis of sex when he "act[ed] on the basis of a belief that a woman cannot be aggressive, or that she must not be"

Holding that a prima facie case is an evidentiary standard, not a “proper measure of whether a complaint fails to state a claim”

Holding that a plaintiff "who fails to act diligently cannot invoke equitable principles to excuse that lack of diligence"

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

Granting EEOC authority to issue procedural regulations to carry out Title VII provisions

Holding that "if the last day [of a period] is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."

Adopting case law prior to June 4, 1989, “with respect to the concept of ‘alternative employment practice’ ”

Holding charges must be made in writing, under oath, and contain all information as the Commission requires

Prohibiting retaliation against employees who "oppos[e] any [unlawful] practice"

Recognizing failure to accommodate as form of discrimination