Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 267,813 times 281 Legal AnalysesHolding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 280,791 times 369 Legal AnalysesHolding 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
Lincoln Prop. v. Roche
546 U.S. 81 (2005) Cited 2,004 timesHolding that because the plaintiffs did not name as a defendant a party who had an interest in the action, the defendant need not have alleged that party's citizenship upon removal
DelCostello v. Teamsters
462 U.S. 151 (1983) Cited 3,364 timesHolding that a claim for breach of the duty of fair representation must be filed within six months after it accrues
Owen Equipment Erection Co. v. Kroger
437 U.S. 365 (1978) Cited 4,230 timesHolding no diversity jurisdiction over claim by plaintiff against third-party defendant because both were Iowa citizens
Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck
471 U.S. 202 (1985) Cited 2,760 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding that § 301 does not preempt state law claims based on non-negotiable, independent rights
Brooks v. City of Winston-Salem, N. Carolina
85 F.3d 178 (4th Cir. 1996) Cited 952 timesHolding that "[a plaintiffs] allegations that [the defendant] seized him pursuant to legal process that was not supported by probable cause and that the criminal proceedings terminated in his favor are sufficient to state a § 1983 malicious prosecution claim alleging a seizure that was violative of the Fourth Amendment"
Steelworkers v. Bouligny, Inc.
382 U.S. 145 (1965) Cited 264 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that a labor union is not a citizen for purposes of the jurisdictional statute
Denver R. G. W. R. Co. v. Trainmen
387 U.S. 556 (1967) Cited 150 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that the proper venue in a case involving an unincorporated entity "should be determined by looking to the residence of the association itself rather than that of its individual members"
Green v. Beck
539 F. App'x 78 (4th Cir. 2013) Cited 110 timesHolding that, in order to maintain a claim for supervisory liability, a plaintiff must allege "that the supervisor had actual or constructive knowledge that his subordinate[s were] engaged in conduct that posed a pervasive and unreasonable risk of constitutional injury" to plaintiff, "the supervisor's response to the knowledge was so inadequate as to show deliberate indifference to or tacit authorization of the alleged offensive practices," and "there was an affirmative causal link between the supervisor's inaction and the particular constitutional injury suffered by the plaintiff."
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 362,607 times 962 Legal AnalysesGranting 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 164,455 times 197 Legal AnalysesHolding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs
28 U.S.C. § 1332 Cited 116,150 times 572 Legal AnalysesHolding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"
Section 185 - Suits by and against labor organizations
29 U.S.C. § 185 Cited 14,739 times 14 Legal AnalysesGranting federal district courts jurisdiction over breach of contract claims arising out of collective bargaining contracts