550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 266,259 times 365 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' "
278 F.R.D. 597 (D. Nev. 2011) Cited 595 times 1 Legal Analyses
Granting a stay of discovery in part because the plaintiff did "not claim that it needs any discovery to oppose the motion to dismiss," which "raise[d] no factual issues, and [would] be decided purely on issues of law."
Holding the district court did not abuse its discretion by staying discovery pending the resolution of one issue if discovery would not affect a decision on that issue
Holding stay of discovery pending a resolution on a motion to dismiss appropriate if it appears that the opposing party has no chance of prevailing on the motion to dismiss
Explaining that the preliminary peek framework is used to determine whether good cause exists for an order staying discovery to be issued pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and explaining further that it is not good cause for a stay that discovery will involve some inconvenience and expense
Holding that, in order for estoppel to be applied to the government, the government must have engaged in "affirmative misconduct going beyond mere negligence"
No. 2:10-cv-02630 JAM KJN (E.D. Cal. Feb. 7, 2011) Cited 81 times
Finding a pending motion to dismiss not dispositive of the case where the Magistrate Judge anticipated that, even if the motion were granted, the District Judge would grant leave to amend.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 Cited 15,003 times 47 Legal Analyses
Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"