Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

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

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"

Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio

Holding that, on summary judgment, antitrust plaintiffs "must show that the inference of conspiracy is reasonable in light of the competing inferences of independent action or collusive action that could not have harmed" them

T.W. Elec. Service v. Pacific Elec. Contr

Holding that "[i]nferences must ... be drawn in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party" so long as "it is ‘rational’ or ‘reasonable’ and otherwise permissible under the governing substantive law"

Cahill v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Holding that allegations of material fact are taken as true and construed in the light most favorable to plaintiff

Carvalho v. Equifax Information Services, LLC

Holding “plaintiff who makes a claim in his complaint, but fails to raise the issue in response to a defendant's motion to dismiss, has effectively abandoned his claim”

Mullis v. U.S. Bankruptcy Ct., Dist of Nevada

Holding that a receiver derives his immunity from the judge who appointed him, and loses it only if he acts in the clear absence of all jurisdiction

U.S. ex Rel. Robinson Rancheria v. Borneo

Holding district court abused its discretion in imposing sanctions because district court incorrectly deemed plaintiff's claims frivolous

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

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

Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Rule 201 - Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts

Holding "[n]ormally, in deciding a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, courts must limit their inquiry to the facts stated in the complaint and the documents either attached to or incorporated in the complaint. However, courts may also consider matters of which they may take judicial notice."

Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers

Providing for service via CM/ECF Systems

Section 1329 - Modification of plan after confirmation

Stating as a requirement for plan modification that the plan period may be extended but that "the court may not approve a period that expires after five years after" "the first payment under the original confirmed plan was due"

Section 1302 - Trustee

Including any timeliness objection, §§ 502(b), 558

Rule 5009 - Closing Chapter 7, Chapter 12, Chapter 13, and Chapter 15 Cases; Order Declaring Lien Satisfied

Contemplating distribution after full administration of the case

Section 1320.4 - Coverage