19 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 266,691 times 281 Legal Analyses
Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 279,746 times 369 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
Starr v. Baca
652 F.3d 1202 (9th Cir. 2011) Cited 5,592 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a series of investigative reports documenting systemic deficiencies in a jail put the defendant-supervisor on notice of the risk of the harm that befell the plaintiff
Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. Seb S. A.
563 U.S. 754 (2011) Cited 836 times 67 Legal Analyses
Holding that a finding of deliberate ignorance requires the defendant to "take deliberate actions to avoid learning of [wrongdoing]."
U.S. v. Ritchie
342 F.3d 903 (9th Cir. 2003) Cited 3,936 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a court may consider "certain materials—documents attached to the complaint, documents incorporated by reference in the complaint, or matters of judicial notice—without converting the motion to dismiss into a motion for summary judgment"
Hartmann v. Cal. Dep't of Corr. & Rehab.
707 F.3d 1114 (9th Cir. 2013) Cited 1,811 times
Holding that official who was "the 'most appropriate' defendant to execute court-ordered injunctive relief" and the official who "would have the authority to ensure execution of any order issued" were "proper official-capacity defendants for Plaintiffs' Establishment Clause claim"
Emrich v. Touche Ross Co.
846 F.2d 1190 (9th Cir. 1988) Cited 4,102 times
Holding proceedings and determinations of the courts are a matter of public record suitable for judicial notice
Cutera Securities Litigation v. Conners
610 F.3d 1103 (9th Cir. 2010) Cited 493 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that "statements fall outside the safe harbor if the plaintiff can allege facts that would create a strong inference that the defendants made the [statements] at issue with ‘actual knowledge ... that the statement was false or misleading’ "
Laitram Corp. v. Rexnord, Inc.
939 F.2d 1533 (Fed. Cir. 1991) Cited 396 times
Holding that the doctrine of claim differentiation yields to an interpretation mandated by § 112, ¶ 6
E.Digital Corp. v. iBaby Labs, Inc.
Case No. 15-cv-05790-JST (N.D. Cal. Aug. 22, 2016) Cited 27 times
Holding that patent infringement claims can only succeed if each limitation of a claim is met
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 361,353 times 960 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 100,320 times 686 Legal Analyses
Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37
Rule 201 - Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts
Fed. R. Evid. 201 Cited 29,751 times 26 Legal Analyses
Holding "[n]ormally, in deciding a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, courts must limit their inquiry to the facts stated in the complaint and the documents either attached to or incorporated in the complaint. However, courts may also consider matters of which they may take judicial notice."
Section 271 - Infringement of patent
35 U.S.C. § 271 Cited 6,180 times 1084 Legal Analyses
Holding that testing is a "use"

Continental Circuits Llc v. Intel Corporation et al

19 Cited authorities

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

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

Holding that a series of investigative reports documenting systemic deficiencies in a jail put the defendant-supervisor on notice of the risk of the harm that befell the plaintiff

Holding that a finding of deliberate ignorance requires the defendant to "take deliberate actions to avoid learning of [wrongdoing]."

Holding that a court may consider "certain materials—documents attached to the complaint, documents incorporated by reference in the complaint, or matters of judicial notice—without converting the motion to dismiss into a motion for summary judgment"

Holding that official who was "the 'most appropriate' defendant to execute court-ordered injunctive relief" and the official who "would have the authority to ensure execution of any order issued" were "proper official-capacity defendants for Plaintiffs' Establishment Clause claim"

Holding proceedings and determinations of the courts are a matter of public record suitable for judicial notice

Holding that "statements fall outside the safe harbor if the plaintiff can allege facts that would create a strong inference that the defendants made the [statements] at issue with ‘actual knowledge ... that the statement was false or misleading’ "

Holding that the doctrine of claim differentiation yields to an interpretation mandated by § 112, ¶ 6

Holding that patent infringement claims can only succeed if each limitation of a claim is met

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37

Holding that testing is a "use"