11 Cited authorities

Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research
401 U.S. 321 (1971) Cited 2,497 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that claims based on continuing conspiracies accrue each time "a defendant commits an act that injures a plaintiffs business"
Moore v. Kayport Package Exp., Inc.
885 F.2d 531 (9th Cir. 1989) Cited 1,834 times
Holding that a complaint did not satisfy Rule 9(b) because it "d[id] not specify which plaintiff received which prospectus, or which plaintiff made purchases through the stockbroker defendants"
Jackson v. Bank of Hawaii
902 F.2d 1385 (9th Cir. 1990) Cited 1,313 times
Holding that plaintiffs are not entitled to amend to add claims that "advance different legal theories and require proof of different facts"
Texaco, Inc. v. Ponsoldt
939 F.2d 794 (9th Cir. 1991) Cited 311 times
Holding that an eight-month delay was unreasonable
Thomas-Lazear v. F.B.I
851 F.2d 1202 (9th Cir. 1988) Cited 184 times
Holding that “the essence of [plaintiff's negligent infliction of emotional distress] claim [was] the spreading of slanderous statements and ... it [was] thus barred by section 2680(h)”
Hurn v. Retirement Fund Trust of the Plumbing, Heating & Piping Industry
648 F.2d 1252 (9th Cir. 1981) Cited 222 times
Holding two-year delay insufficient to deny motion for leave to amend in absence of any other factor weighing against allowing amendment
Contact Lumber Co. v. P.T. Moges Shipping Co.
918 F.2d 1446 (9th Cir. 1990) Cited 140 times
Holding that "the inability to implead other parties directly involved in the controversy is a factor which weighs against the retention of jurisdiction"
United States v. Pend Oreille Public Utility District No. 1
926 F.2d 1502 (9th Cir. 1991) Cited 75 times
Holding that evidence of tribal dependence upon a river and the United States' awareness of that dependence is insufficient to satisfy plaintiff's burden without additional "compelling evidence" of federal intent to retain submerged lands for benefit of tribe
Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 Cited 90,448 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 1981 - Equal rights under the law
42 U.S.C. § 1981 Cited 37,861 times 236 Legal Analyses
Granting equal rights to "make and enforce contracts" without regard to race
Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 Cited 35,748 times 140 Legal Analyses
Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney

Conitz v. Teck Cominco Alaska Inc.

11 Cited authorities

Holding that claims based on continuing conspiracies accrue each time "a defendant commits an act that injures a plaintiffs business"

Holding that a complaint did not satisfy Rule 9(b) because it "d[id] not specify which plaintiff received which prospectus, or which plaintiff made purchases through the stockbroker defendants"

Holding that plaintiffs are not entitled to amend to add claims that "advance different legal theories and require proof of different facts"

Holding that an eight-month delay was unreasonable

Holding that “the essence of [plaintiff's negligent infliction of emotional distress] claim [was] the spreading of slanderous statements and ... it [was] thus barred by section 2680(h)”

Holding two-year delay insufficient to deny motion for leave to amend in absence of any other factor weighing against allowing amendment

Holding that "the inability to implead other parties directly involved in the controversy is a factor which weighs against the retention of jurisdiction"

Holding that evidence of tribal dependence upon a river and the United States' awareness of that dependence is insufficient to satisfy plaintiff's burden without additional "compelling evidence" of federal intent to retain submerged lands for benefit of tribe

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 equal rights to "make and enforce contracts" without regard to race

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