63 Cited authorities

Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins
578 U.S. 330 (2016) Cited 7,409 times 437 Legal Analyses
Holding that a statutory violation, without more, did not give rise to Article III standing
Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife
504 U.S. 555 (1992) Cited 27,840 times 138 Legal Analyses
Holding that the elements of standing "must be supported in the same way as any other matter on which the plaintiff bears the burden of proof"
Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Envtl. Servs. (TOC), Inc.
528 U.S. 167 (2000) Cited 7,153 times 25 Legal Analyses
Holding that plaintiffs who curtailed their recreational activities on a river due to reasonable concerns about the effect of pollutant discharges into that river had standing
Foman v. Davis
371 U.S. 178 (1962) Cited 28,629 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that an appeal was improperly dismissed when the record as a whole — including a timely but incomplete notice of appeal and a premature but complete notice — revealed the orders petitioner sought to appeal
Warth v. Seldin
422 U.S. 490 (1975) Cited 11,866 times 14 Legal Analyses
Holding that Article III requires plaintiffs "to establish that, in fact, the asserted injury was the consequence of the defendants' actions"
U.S. Dept. of Justice v. Reporters Committee
489 U.S. 749 (1989) Cited 1,918 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that disclosure of "[o]fficial information that sheds light on an agency's performance of its statutory duties falls squarely within [FOIA's] statutory purpose"
Linda R. S. v. Richard D
410 U.S. 614 (1973) Cited 3,558 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a mother lacked standing to seek an injunction to force the prosecution of her child’s father for failing to pay child support, reasoning that because prosecution would result only in the father being jailed, it was overly "speculative" whether an injunction would result in future child support payments
Baker v. Carr
369 U.S. 186 (1962) Cited 5,229 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding that the plaintiffs had standing to challenge Tennessee's apportionment of state representatives when that apportionment "effect[ed] a gross disproportion of representation to voting population"
Havens Realty Corp. v. Coleman
455 U.S. 363 (1982) Cited 2,029 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding that an allegation in the complaint that the plaintiff organization "has had to devote significant resources to identify and counteract the defendant's" illegal practices was sufficient to confer standing to the organization in its own right at the pleading stage
Sierra Club v. Morton
405 U.S. 727 (1972) Cited 2,783 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that plaintiff-organization did not establish Article III standing for injunctive relief where the organization failed to show that its members would be affected by the actions it sought to enjoin
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 345,982 times 922 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 1331 - Federal question
28 U.S.C. § 1331 Cited 97,434 times 134 Legal Analyses
Finding that in order to invoke federal question jurisdiction, a plaintiff's claims must arise "under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States."
Section 1391 - Venue generally
28 U.S.C. § 1391 Cited 27,824 times 197 Legal Analyses
Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred
Section 2201 - Creation of remedy
28 U.S.C. § 2201 Cited 24,534 times 61 Legal Analyses
Granting district courts the authority to create a remedy with the force of a final judgment
Section 1692 - Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
15 U.S.C. § 1692 Cited 14,998 times 139 Legal Analyses
Finding that abusive debt-collection practices lead to "personal bankruptcies," "marital instability," "loss of jobs," and "invasions of individual privacy"
Section 1692e - False or misleading representations
15 U.S.C. § 1692e Cited 6,926 times 108 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting false representation of the "character, amount, or legal status of a debt"
Section 1692a - Definitions
15 U.S.C. § 1692a Cited 6,218 times 83 Legal Analyses
Defining debt collector
Section 1692g - Validation of debts
15 U.S.C. § 1692g Cited 3,439 times 67 Legal Analyses
Setting forth requirements for disputing a debt
Section 1692f - Unfair practices
15 U.S.C. § 1692f Cited 3,398 times 35 Legal Analyses
Providing a non-exhaustive list of conduct that is unfair or unconscionable
Section 1692c - Communication in connection with debt collection
15 U.S.C. § 1692c Cited 1,632 times 51 Legal Analyses
Regulating communications with consumers

Hartman v. Medicredit, Inc.

63 Cited authorities

Holding that a statutory violation, without more, did not give rise to Article III standing

Holding that the elements of standing "must be supported in the same way as any other matter on which the plaintiff bears the burden of proof"

Holding that plaintiffs who curtailed their recreational activities on a river due to reasonable concerns about the effect of pollutant discharges into that river had standing

Holding that an appeal was improperly dismissed when the record as a whole — including a timely but incomplete notice of appeal and a premature but complete notice — revealed the orders petitioner sought to appeal

Holding that Article III requires plaintiffs "to establish that, in fact, the asserted injury was the consequence of the defendants' actions"

Holding that disclosure of "[o]fficial information that sheds light on an agency's performance of its statutory duties falls squarely within [FOIA's] statutory purpose"

Holding that the plaintiffs had standing to challenge Tennessee's apportionment of state representatives when that apportionment "effect[ed] a gross disproportion of representation to voting population"

Holding that an allegation in the complaint that the plaintiff organization "has had to devote significant resources to identify and counteract the defendant's" illegal practices was sufficient to confer standing to the organization in its own right at the pleading stage

Holding that plaintiff-organization did not establish Article III standing for injunctive relief where the organization failed to show that its members would be affected by the actions it sought to enjoin

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

Finding that in order to invoke federal question jurisdiction, a plaintiff's claims must arise "under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States."

Finding that venue lies where a "substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim" occurred

Granting district courts the authority to create a remedy with the force of a final judgment

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

Prohibiting false representation of the "character, amount, or legal status of a debt"

Defining debt collector

Setting forth requirements for disputing a debt

Providing a non-exhaustive list of conduct that is unfair or unconscionable

Regulating communications with consumers