50 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 263,477 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 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
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp.
544 U.S. 280 (2005) Cited 8,279 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine bars "cases brought by state-court losers complaining of injuries caused by state-court judgments rendered before the district court proceedings commenced and inviting district court review and rejection of those judgments"
Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indem. Co.
553 U.S. 639 (2008) Cited 1,129 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that bidders at a county tax-lien auction plausibly alleged RICO proximate causation when they lost to a competing bidder who lied to the county about complying with the auction's rules
Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection Corp.
503 U.S. 258 (1992) Cited 1,689 times 8 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) could not recover under RICO for stock-manipulation scheme that bankrupted broker-dealers, triggering a statutory requirement that SIPC meet the broker-dealers' obligations to their customers
Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp.
547 U.S. 451 (2006) Cited 868 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that a business could not recover against its competitor for a scheme to defraud the New York State tax authority that allowed the defendant to undercut the plaintiff's prices
Tamayo v. Blagojevich
526 F.3d 1074 (7th Cir. 2008) Cited 3,076 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that a senior administrator who testified before a legislative committee with oversight of her agency was "discharging the responsibilities of her office, not appearing as 'Jane Q. Public.' "
Hukic v. Aurora Loan
588 F.3d 420 (7th Cir. 2009) Cited 1,156 times
Holding that district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend "late in the game" based on information that was "available long before he sought leave to amend"
Bissessur v. Indiana Univ. Bd.
581 F.3d 599 (7th Cir. 2009) Cited 883 times
Holding that to state a claim, a plaintiff must plead sufficient factual content that "allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged"
United Phosphorus, Ltd. v. Angus Chemical Co.
322 F.3d 942 (7th Cir. 2003) Cited 580 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that FTAIA was jurisdictional provision
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
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 162,084 times 197 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Section 1692 - Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
15 U.S.C. § 1692 Cited 15,203 times 141 Legal Analyses
Finding that abusive debt-collection practices lead to "personal bankruptcies," "marital instability," "loss of jobs," and "invasions of individual privacy"
Section 1961 - Definitions
18 U.S.C. § 1961 Cited 15,154 times 72 Legal Analyses
Defining what the terms “person” and “enterprise” include
Section 1738 - State and Territorial statutes and judicial proceedings; full faith and credit
28 U.S.C. § 1738 Cited 7,623 times 16 Legal Analyses
Referring to "[t]he Acts of the legislature" in the full faith and credit context
Section 1692a - Definitions
15 U.S.C. § 1692a Cited 6,309 times 83 Legal Analyses
Defining debt collector
Section 1964 - Civil remedies
18 U.S.C. § 1964 Cited 6,197 times 43 Legal Analyses
Granting civil remedies for RICO violation

Davis et al v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. et al

50 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 the Rooker-Feldman doctrine bars "cases brought by state-court losers complaining of injuries caused by state-court judgments rendered before the district court proceedings commenced and inviting district court review and rejection of those judgments"

Holding that bidders at a county tax-lien auction plausibly alleged RICO proximate causation when they lost to a competing bidder who lied to the county about complying with the auction's rules

Holding that the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) could not recover under RICO for stock-manipulation scheme that bankrupted broker-dealers, triggering a statutory requirement that SIPC meet the broker-dealers' obligations to their customers

Holding that a business could not recover against its competitor for a scheme to defraud the New York State tax authority that allowed the defendant to undercut the plaintiff's prices

Holding that a senior administrator who testified before a legislative committee with oversight of her agency was "discharging the responsibilities of her office, not appearing as 'Jane Q. Public.' "

Holding that district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend "late in the game" based on information that was "available long before he sought leave to amend"

Holding that to state a claim, a plaintiff must plead sufficient factual content that "allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged"

Holding that FTAIA was jurisdictional provision

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

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Finding that abusive debt-collection practices lead to "personal bankruptcies," "marital instability," "loss of jobs," and "invasions of individual privacy"

Defining what the terms “person” and “enterprise” include

Referring to "[t]he Acts of the legislature" in the full faith and credit context

Defining debt collector

Granting civil remedies for RICO violation