16 Cited authorities

  1. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 276,716 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
  2. Pioneer Investment Services Company v. Brunswick Associates Limited Partnership

    507 U.S. 380 (1993)   Cited 7,918 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Holding that clients must be held accountable for the acts and omissions of their attorneys
  3. Foman v. Davis

    371 U.S. 178 (1962)   Cited 29,475 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an appeal was improperly dismissed when the record as a whole — including a timely but incomplete notice of appeal and a premature but complete notice — revealed the orders petitioner sought to appeal
  4. American Pipe Construction Co. v. Utah

    414 U.S. 538 (1974)   Cited 2,155 times   163 Legal Analyses
    Holding the commencement of a class action "suspends the applicable statute of limitations as to all asserted members of the class who would have been parties had the suit been permitted to continue as a class action"
  5. Dougherty v. Town of N. Hempstead Bd. of Zoning

    282 F.3d 83 (2d Cir. 2002)   Cited 1,125 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that because "Dougherty [n]either sought, [n]or was denied, a variance," he "has not received a final decision under Williamson"
  6. Stevens v. Miller

    676 F.3d 62 (2d Cir. 2012)   Cited 280 times
    Concluding that the state's Rule 60(b) motion was "nothing more than a late Rule 60(b) motion."
  7. Jones v. New York State Div. of Military and Naval Affairs

    166 F.3d 45 (2d Cir. 1998)   Cited 305 times
    Holding the intramilitary immunity applies to suits for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
  8. Cruz v. TD Bank, N.A.

    2013 N.Y. Slip Op. 7762 (N.Y. 2013)   Cited 122 times
    Stating that New York courts have "declined to recognize a private right of action in instances where ‘the Legislature specifically considered and expressly provided for enforcement mechanisms’ in the statute itself" (quoting Mark G. v. Sabol , 93 N.Y.2d 710, 720, 695 N.Y.S.2d 730, 717 N.E.2d 1067 (1999) )
  9. Cruz v. TD Bank, N.A.

    742 F.3d 520 (2d Cir. 2013)   Cited 65 times
    Noting that an Article 52 special proceeding is the exclusive mechanism for relief for violations of the Exempt Income Protection Act, which is codified in scattered sections of CPLR Article 52
  10. Giovanniello v. ALM Media, LLC

    726 F.3d 106 (2d Cir. 2013)   Cited 63 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the state-oriented language in the TCPA was intended “merely [to] permit states to open or close their courthouse doors to TCPA 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 357,835 times   950 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 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 15   Cited 93,795 times   92 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
  13. Rule 60 - Relief from a Judgment or Order

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 60   Cited 55,111 times   152 Legal Analyses
    Granting relief from the operation of a judgment
  14. Section 5240 - Modification or protective order; supervision of enforcement

    N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 5240   Cited 457 times
    Stating a court "may ... make an order ...."
  15. Section 5239 - Proceeding to determine adverse claims

    N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 5239   Cited 225 times
    Proceeding to determine adverse claims