20 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 255,314 times   280 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 269,063 times   367 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "
  3. Brooks v. Ross

    578 F.3d 574 (7th Cir. 2009)   Cited 3,271 times
    Holding that a claim is plausible if the facts alleged raise a reasonable expectation that discovery will yield evidence supporting the allegations
  4. Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores

    421 U.S. 723 (1975)   Cited 2,072 times   26 Legal Analyses
    Holding that only purchasers and sellers of a security have a private right of action under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b–5
  5. Limestone v. Village

    520 F.3d 797 (7th Cir. 2008)   Cited 656 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the continuing violation doctrine simply “allow suit to be delayed until a series of wrongful acts blossoms into an injury on which suit can be brought”
  6. Anderson v. Simon

    217 F.3d 472 (7th Cir. 2000)   Cited 168 times
    Holding that, absent evidence that the police were under a duty to follow a state's attorney's orders concerning the length of a plaintiff's detention, the plaintiff had inappropriately named the prosecutor as a defendant under § 1983
  7. Hinton v. Trans Union, LLC

    654 F. Supp. 2d 440 (E.D. Va. 2009)   Cited 112 times
    Finding excessive incorporation by reference in a pleading creates unnecessary confusion
  8. Porter v. Diblasio

    93 F.3d 301 (7th Cir. 1996)   Cited 121 times
    Holding that the seizure and disposal of neglected animals did not violate the Takings Clause, because it was "analogous to the state's traditional power to take action to abate a nuisance" and citingMiller to support that proposition
  9. Rendler v. Corus Bank

    272 F.3d 992 (7th Cir. 2001)   Cited 34 times

    No. 01-1934. Argued September 26, 2001. Decided December 3, 2001. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Nan R. Nolan, United States Magistrate Judge. Cathleen M. Combs, James O. Latturner (argued), Edelman, Combs Latturner, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Paul T. Fox (argued), Greenberg Traurig, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee. Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and MANION, Circuit Judges. MANION, Circuit Judge. In 1995, Geraldine Rendler

  10. Leckler v. Cashcall, Inc.

    554 F. Supp. 2d 1025 (N.D. Cal. 2008)   Cited 10 times   3 Legal Analyses

    No. C 07-04002 SI. May 20, 2008. Douglas James Campion, Law Office Douglas J. Campion, San Diego, CA, Joshua B. Swigart, Robert L. Hyde, Hyde Swigart, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiffs. Jesse Sequoia Finlayson, Michael Raymond Williams, Finlayson, Augustini Williams LLP, Newport Beach, CA, for Defendant. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT SUSAN ILLSTON, District Judge. On May 14, 2008, the Court heard argument on the parties' cross-motions

  11. 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 348,617 times   930 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  12. Section 1601 - Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

    15 U.S.C. § 1601   Cited 7,822 times   54 Legal Analyses
    Explaining that TILA's disclosure requirements exist “so that the consumer will be able to compare more readily the various credit terms available to him and avoid the uninformed use of credit”
  13. Section 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment

    47 U.S.C. § 227   Cited 5,693 times   736 Legal Analyses
    Granting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals
  14. Section 1681n - Civil liability for willful noncompliance

    15 U.S.C. § 1681n   Cited 2,329 times   42 Legal Analyses
    In §§1681n and 1681o, the Act authorizes consumer suits for money damages against "[a]ny person" who willfully or negligently fails to comply with this directive.
  15. Section 1602 - Definitions and rules of construction

    15 U.S.C. § 1602   Cited 1,877 times   18 Legal Analyses
    Granting Federal Reserve authority to issue rules to carry out the CARD Act
  16. Section 1642 - Issuance of credit cards

    15 U.S.C. § 1642   Cited 46 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting the issuance of unsolicited credit cards
  17. Section 1681c-1 - Identity theft prevention; fraud alerts and active duty alerts

    15 U.S.C. § 1681c-1   Cited 28 times   1 Legal Analyses

    (a) One-call fraud alerts (1) Initial alerts Upon the direct request of a consumer, or an individual acting on behalf of or as a personal representative of a consumer, who asserts in good faith a suspicion that the consumer has been or is about to become a victim of fraud or related crime, including identity theft, a consumer reporting agency described in section 1681a(p) of this title that maintains a file on the consumer and has received appropriate proof of the identity of the requester shall-

  18. Section 226.2 - Definitions and rules of construction

    12 C.F.R. § 226.2   Cited 866 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Defining "consumer credit"