Pebble Beach Co. v. Caddy

Holding that a district court "need not permit even limited discovery" where a "plaintiff's claim of personal jurisdiction appears to be both attenuated and based on bare allegations in the face of specific denials made by the defendants"

Ballard v. Savage

Holding that a plaintiff need only make a "prima facie showing of jurisdictional facts" to survive a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction

Rauch v. Day Night Mfg. Corp.

Holding that defendants waived personal jurisdiction "[b]y filing an appearance, by stipulating for a stay of proceedings by filing a motion to dismiss on the basis of the statute of limitations, and by entering into an extended discovery"

Latman v. Burdette

Holding that "the bankruptcy court may equitably surcharge a debtor's statutory exemptions when reasonably necessary both to protect the integrity of the bankruptcy process and to ensure that a debtor exempts an amount no greater than what is permitted by the exemption scheme of the Bankruptcy Code"

Bliesner v. Communication Workers of America

Holding a district court did not abuse its discretion when it struck part of an affidavit supporting a Rule 56 motion

Hope v. Otis Elevator Co.

Concluding that "in this `era of fax machines and discount air travel,'" it was not constitutionally unreasonable to require a Hawaiian defendant to litigate in California

Rowley v. McMillan

Holding that Rule 12(g) prohibited motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction even after an amended complaint since the defense was available in response to initial complaint

Pollstar v. Gigmania, Ltd.

Finding no authority for judicial notice of pleadings in an unrelated case

Wafra Leasing Corp. v. Prime Capital Corp.

Norita v. Northern Mariana Islands

Upholding Fleming because a three-judge panel "cannot reconsider or overrule a decision of a prior panel" in the absence of an intervening Supreme Court decision

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 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."

Section 1692 - Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

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

Rule 602 - Need for Personal Knowledge

Stating that " witness may testify only if evidence is introduced sufficient to support a finding that the witness has personal knowledge of the matter"