Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

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' "

Fed. Deposit Ins. v. Meyer

Holding a Bivens claim does not lie against federal agencies because, if damages claims were permitted against federal agencies, "there would be no reason for aggrieved parties to bring damages actions against individual officers" and thus "the deterrent effects of the Bivens remedy would be lost"

McNeil v. United States

Holding that an action must be dismissed when statutory exhaustion requirement was not met until after action was filed

Sprewell v. Golden State Warriors

Holding that unwarranted inferences are insufficient to defeat a motion to dismiss

Safe Air for Everyone v. Meyer

Holding residue generated from the cultivation of bluegrass was not discarded because, among other things, it was reused "in a continuous process of growing and harvesting Kentucky bluegrass seeds, the generating industry"

United States v. Orleans

Holding that a community action agency did not act as a federal agent or instrumentality for purposes of the FTCA even though the agency was organized under federal regulations and was heavily funded by the federal government

White v. Lee

Holding that, because it “is based on and implements the First Amendment right to petition,” the Noerr–Pennington doctrine “applies equally in all contexts”

Gilbert v. DaGrossa

Holding that a suit alleging civil and constitutional claims against IRS employees in their official capacity is a suit against the United States and is barred by sovereign immunity absent statutory waiver

Black v. U.S.

Holding that § 2410 did not waive sovereign immunity when the government exercised a right of setoff against a taxpayer's money judgement which was in the hands of the IRS

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 1346 - United States as defendant

Determining liability to the claimant "in accordance with the law of the place where the act or omission occurred"

Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose

Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"

Section 2671 - Definitions

Defining "[e]mployee of the government" for purposes of the FTCA as "officers or employees of any federal agency "

Section 2675 - Disposition by federal agency as prerequisite; evidence

Setting forth FTCA's administrative exhaustion requirement

Section 1715z-20 - Insurance of home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners

Defining a HECM

Section 3751 - Findings and purpose

Providing that "[t]he purpose of this chapter is to create a uniform Federal foreclosure remedy for single family mortgages that" are held or secured by the HUD Secretary pursuant to Title I or Title II of the National Housing Act.

Section 206.27 - Mortgage provisions

Section 206.33 - Age of borrower

Section 206.107 - Mortgagee election of assignment or shared premium option