MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Upon Which Relief May be Granted, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
511 U.S. 375 (1994) Cited 19,952 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that absent a reservation of jurisdiction in the stipulated dismissal order, federal courts lack jurisdiction to consider enforcement of a settlement agreement
475 U.S. 534 (1986) Cited 2,985 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a school board member sued in his official capacity was bound by the board’s litigation decisions and could not file his own notice of appeal
Holding that, because it “is based on and implements the First Amendment right to petition,” the Noerr–Pennington doctrine “applies equally in all contexts”
Holding that a district court correctly exercised federal question jurisdiction over a private plaintiff's claim based on a restitution order entered under 18 U.S.C. § 3664(h) of the Victim and Witness Protection Act ("VWPA"), a predecessor to the MVRA, and stating that "an order for restitution may be enforced. . . . by a victim named in the order to receive the restitution, in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action"
28 U.S.C. § 1367 Cited 64,290 times 81 Legal Analyses
Holding that in civil actions proceeding in federal court based solely on diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the district court "shall not have supplemental jurisdiction" over "claims by plaintiffs against persons made parties under Rule . . . 24" or "over claims by persons . . seeking to intervene as plaintiffs under Rule 24," if "exercising supplemental jurisdiction over such claims would be inconsistent with the jurisdictional requirements of section 1332"