13 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 266,796 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 279,848 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
Phillips v. County of Allegheny
515 F.3d 224 (3d Cir. 2008) Cited 17,469 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a district court need not permit a curative amendment if such amendment would be futile
Fowler v. UPMC Shadyside
578 F.3d 203 (3d Cir. 2009) Cited 14,532 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion "in denying a motion for a class action determination which was untimely under the local rule"
Santiago v. Warminster Township
629 F.3d 121 (3d Cir. 2010) Cited 4,400 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Court should disregard "'naked assertions devoid of further factual enhancement' and 'threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements.'" (quoting Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678)
Burtch v. Milberg Factors, Inc.
662 F.3d 212 (3d Cir. 2011) Cited 2,304 times
Holding that direct evidence of a conspiracy was lacking where the complaint's allegations did not "specify a time or place that any actual agreement to fix credit terms occurred, [or] ...indicate that any particular individuals or [organizations] made such an agreement"
Great Western Mining v. Fox Rothschild
615 F.3d 159 (3d Cir. 2010) Cited 1,898 times
Holding that a § 1983 conspiracy claimant must assert facts from which a conspiratorial agreement can be inferred, not conclusory allegations
Binsack v. Lackawanna County Prison
438 F. App'x 158 (3d Cir. 2011) Cited 254 times
Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing complaint for failure to "provide a short and plain statement of each claim against each defendant"
Lawal v. McDonald
546 F. App'x 107 (3d Cir. 2014) Cited 96 times
Finding that the complaint, which relied on the "repeated and collective use of the word 'Defendants,'" was ambiguous about each defendant's role in the events giving rise to plaintiff's claims
Neology, Inc. v. Kapsch Trafficcom Ivhs, Inc.
Civil Action No. 13-2052-LPS (D. Del. Sep. 19, 2014) Cited 13 times
Holding that "[t]hese kinds of allegations, specific to no [d]efendant and generic as to all, are unhelpful in further flushing out a facially plausible claim"
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 361,487 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 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 163,896 times 197 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Decastro v. Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. et al

13 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 district court need not permit a curative amendment if such amendment would be futile

Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion "in denying a motion for a class action determination which was untimely under the local rule"

Holding that the Court should disregard "'naked assertions devoid of further factual enhancement' and 'threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements.'" (quoting Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678)

Holding that direct evidence of a conspiracy was lacking where the complaint's allegations did not "specify a time or place that any actual agreement to fix credit terms occurred, [or] ...indicate that any particular individuals or [organizations] made such an agreement"

Holding that a § 1983 conspiracy claimant must assert facts from which a conspiratorial agreement can be inferred, not conclusory allegations

Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing complaint for failure to "provide a short and plain statement of each claim against each defendant"

Finding that the complaint, which relied on the "repeated and collective use of the word 'Defendants,'" was ambiguous about each defendant's role in the events giving rise to plaintiff's claims

Holding that "[t]hese kinds of allegations, specific to no [d]efendant and generic as to all, are unhelpful in further flushing out a facially plausible claim"

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. . . ."