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Crayton et al v. Armstrong International Inc et al

MOTION to Dismiss or in the alternative, for more definite stament; motion to sever

27 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 252,544 times   279 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

  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 266,461 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' "

  3. Conley v. Gibson

    355 U.S. 41 (1957)   Cited 58,497 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"

  4. Byrne v. Nezhat

    261 F.3d 1075 (11th Cir. 2001)   Cited 926 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding a district judge did not abuse his discretion in declining to recuse himself from a case when he screened his law clerk who had previously worked for one of the law firms representing a party in a case

  5. Anderson v. District Board of Trustees of Central Florida Community College

    77 F.3d 364 (11th Cir. 1996)   Cited 895 times
    Holding that plaintiffs are required to "present each claim for relief in a separate count" rather than asserting numerous claims within a single count

  6. Strat. Income Fund v. Spear, Leeds Kellogg

    305 F.3d 1293 (11th Cir. 2002)   Cited 694 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Deciding that the third amended complaint, which contained 127 paragraphs, all incorporated by reference into nine separate counts created an "onerous task" for the trial court to sift through

  7. Fullman v. Graddick

    739 F.2d 553 (11th Cir. 1984)   Cited 1,026 times
    Holding that mere verification of a party's own conclusory allegations is insufficient to withstand a motion for summary judgment

  8. Magluta v. Samples

    256 F.3d 1282 (11th Cir. 2001)   Cited 527 times
    Holding that a complaint was a shotgun complaint when, among other issues, the complaint was 58-pages long and contained at least 146 numbered paragraphs

  9. Cramer v. State of Florida

    117 F.3d 1258 (11th Cir. 1997)   Cited 427 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Affirming the dismissal of a complaint alleging discrimination under the ADA where the plaintiffs failed to allege that "they are unable to perform the essential functions of their jobs"

  10. Beckwith v. City of Daytona Beach Shores

    58 F.3d 1554 (11th Cir. 1995)   Cited 178 times
    Holding on this basis that McKinney did not prevent First Amendment retaliatory discharge claims

  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 345,715 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. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 156,116 times   193 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

  13. Rule 20 - Permissive Joinder of Parties

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 20   Cited 11,232 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Granting courts authority to "issue orders-including an order for separate trials."

  14. Rule 21 - Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 21   Cited 7,406 times   13 Legal Analyses
    Granting district courts broad discretion when deciding whether to sever claims or to dismiss improperly joined claims or defendants