122 Cited authorities

  1. Winter v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc.

    555 U.S. 7 (2008)   Cited 16,785 times   56 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a plaintiff must establish "that he is likely to suffer irreparable harm"
  2. Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.

    501 U.S. 32 (1991)   Cited 9,210 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts "may bar from the courtroom a criminal defendant who disrupts a trial" may "assess attorney fees when a party has acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly, or for oppressive reasons," and "may act sua sponte to dismiss a suit for failure to prosecute"
  3. Nken v. Holder

    556 U.S. 418 (2009)   Cited 3,292 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "courts must be mindful that the Government's role as the respondent in every removal proceeding does not make the public interest in each individual one negligible"
  4. Taylor v. Sturgell

    553 U.S. 880 (2008)   Cited 3,164 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Holding that adequate representation requires that "[t]he interests of the nonparty and her representative are aligned" and "the party understood herself to be acting in a representative capacity."
  5. Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence & Coordination Unit

    507 U.S. 163 (1993)   Cited 5,112 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that there is no heightened pleading requirement in § 1983 suits against municipalities
  6. Clinton v. Jones

    520 U.S. 681 (1997)   Cited 2,694 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding in Section 1983 action no absolute immunity for damages arising from "unofficial conduct"
  7. Munaf v. Geren

    553 U.S. 674 (2008)   Cited 1,644 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that civilian U.S. citizens held in U.S. military custody in Iraq could petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court
  8. Empire Healthchoice v. McVeigh

    547 U.S. 677 (2006)   Cited 1,714 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the federal government's "overwhelming interest in attracting able workers to the federal workforce" and "in the health and welfare of the federal workers upon whom it relies to carry out its functions" was insufficient to transform a "state-court-initiated tort litigation" into a "federal case"
  9. Kontrick v. Ryan

    540 U.S. 443 (2004)   Cited 1,665 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that time limit for objection in bankruptcy proceedings is not jurisdictional but instead a claim-processing rule
  10. Forrester v. White

    484 U.S. 219 (1988)   Cited 3,042 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that judges are not absolutely immune for administrative acts
  11. Section 701 - Application; definitions

    5 U.S.C. § 701   Cited 9,366 times   36 Legal Analyses
    Adopting the definition given in Section 551
  12. Section 1361 - Action to compel an officer of the United States to perform his duty

    28 U.S.C. § 1361   Cited 6,557 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Granting to the district courts "original jurisdiction of any action in the nature of mandamus to compel an officer or employee of the United States or any agency thereof to perform a duty owed to the plaintiff"
  13. Section 2000e-16 - Employment by Federal Government

    42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16   Cited 4,931 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Adopting provisions of § 2000e-5(f)-(k), including that "[e]ach United States district court . . . shall have jurisdiction of actions brought under this subchapter"
  14. Section 704 - Actions reviewable

    5 U.S.C. § 704   Cited 4,250 times   31 Legal Analyses
    Granting judicial review over " final agency action"
  15. Section 7701 - Appellate procedures

    5 U.S.C. § 7701   Cited 978 times
    Granting the Board appellate jurisdiction over an employee's appeal "from any action which is appealable to the Board under any law, rule, or regulation"
  16. Section 5596 - Back pay due to unjustified personnel action

    5 U.S.C. § 5596   Cited 494 times
    Authorizing back pay awards to employees “affected by an unjustified or unwarranted personnel action”
  17. Section 8901 - Definitions

    5 U.S.C. § 8901   Cited 327 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Defining "carrier" as an organization "lawfully engaged in providing, paying for, or reimbursing the cost of, health services . . . in consideration of premiums or other periodic charges payable to the carrier"
  18. Section 2105 - Employee

    5 U.S.C. § 2105   Cited 270 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Providing that the term "'employee,'" for purposes of Title 5, ordinarily includes "an individual ... appointed in the [federal] civil service by ... an adjutant general designated by the Secretary [of the Army or of the Air Force] under section 709[(d)] of title 32"
  19. Section 8902 - Contracting authority

    5 U.S.C. § 8902   Cited 238 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Requiring carrier to provide health benefit if OPM concludes that enrollee is entitled to the benefit under the contract
  20. Section 351 - Complaints; judge defined

    28 U.S.C. § 351   Cited 177 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Providing that a complaint may be filed against a circuit, district, bankruptcy, or magistrate judge, but not including Supreme Court justices under the definition of the term "judge" covered by the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act
  21. Section 1201.3 - Appellate jurisdiction

    5 C.F.R. § 1201.3   Cited 166 times
    Granting the MSPB appellate jurisdiction over retirement appeals arising under the federal retirement laws
  22. Section 890.105 - Filing claims for payment or service

    5 C.F.R. § 890.105   Cited 100 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Providing that, in reviewing a carrier's decision, OPM may "[m]ake its decision based solely on the information the covered individual provided with his or her request for review."
  23. Section 890.107 - Court review

    5 C.F.R. § 890.107   Cited 93 times
    Authorizing a cause of action "against OPM"
  24. Section 890.101 - Definitions; time computations

    5 C.F.R. § 890.101   Cited 14 times

    (a) In this part, the terms annuitant, carrier, employee, employee organization, former spouse, health benefits plan, member of family, and service have the meanings set forth in 5 U.S.C. 8901 ; the terms Postal Service, Postal Service annuitant, and Postal Service employee have the meanings set forth in 5 U.S.C. 8903c ; and these terms supplement the following definitions: Appropriate request means a properly completed health benefits registration form or an alternative method acceptable to both

  25. Section 890.104 - Initial decision and reconsideration on enrollment

    5 C.F.R. § 890.104   Cited 10 times   1 Legal Analyses

    (a)Who may file. Except as provided under § 890.1112 , an individual may request an agency or retirement system to reconsider an initial decision of its employing office denying coverage or change of enrollment. (b)Initial employing office decision. An employing office's decision is considered an initial decision as used in paragraph (a) of this section when rendered by the employing office in writing and stating the right to an independent level of review (reconsideration) by the agency or retirement

  26. Section 890.102 - Coverage

    5 C.F.R. § 890.102   Cited 1 times

    (a) Each employee, other than those excluded by paragraph (c) of this section, is eligible to be enrolled in a health benefits plan at the time and under the conditions prescribed in this part. (b) An employee who serves in cooperation with non-Federal agencies and is paid in whole or in part from non-Federal funds may register to be enrolled within the period prescribed by OPM for the group of which the employee is a member following approval by OPM of arrangements providing that (1) the required