63 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 255,202 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 268,948 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. Hall v. Bellmon

    935 F.2d 1106 (10th Cir. 1991)   Cited 17,007 times
    Holding for pro se litigants that "conclusory allegations without supporting factual averments are insufficient to state a claim on which relief can be based"
  4. Alvarado v. KOB-TV, L.L.C.

    493 F.3d 1210 (10th Cir. 2007)   Cited 1,328 times
    Holding that converting Rule 12(b) motion to motion for summary judgment should only be done after the parties have had a reasonable opportunity to present material made pertinent to such a motion
  5. Holt v. U.S.

    46 F.3d 1000 (10th Cir. 1995)   Cited 1,991 times
    Holding that, "[i]n reviewing a facial attack on the complaint [under Rule 12(b)(1)], a district court must accept the allegations in the complaint as true"
  6. Spivey v. Robertson

    197 F.3d 772 (5th Cir. 1999)   Cited 1,561 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding prosecutors were absolutely immune from liability under §1983 for advising police regarding probable cause to obtain arrest warrant where prosecutors merely evaluated evidence brought to them and did not attest to the truth of that information
  7. MacKenzie v. City and County of Denver

    414 F.3d 1266 (10th Cir. 2005)   Cited 759 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "silent treatment" is "mere passive treatment does not constitute an adverse employment action"
  8. Deravin v. Kerik

    335 F.3d 195 (2d Cir. 2003)   Cited 696 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the reasonably related doctrine operates as "an exception to the exhaustion requirement"
  9. Aramburu v. the Boeing Company

    112 F.3d 1398 (10th Cir. 1997)   Cited 786 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[t]he adverse inference must be predicated on the bad faith of the party destroying the records"
  10. Jones v. U.P.S

    502 F.3d 1176 (10th Cir. 2007)   Cited 544 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding adverse employment actions occurring after plaintiff filed his administrative charge did not fall within the scope of the charge
  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 348,503 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. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 157,606 times   196 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
  13. Section 2000e - Definitions

    42 U.S.C. § 2000e   Cited 51,673 times   129 Legal Analyses
    Granting EEOC authority to issue procedural regulations to carry out Title VII provisions
  14. Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 9   Cited 39,110 times   321 Legal Analyses
    Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity
  15. Section 2000e-5 - Enforcement provisions

    42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5   Cited 26,974 times   124 Legal Analyses
    Holding charges must be made in writing, under oath, and contain all information as the Commission requires
  16. Section 12101 - Findings and purpose

    42 U.S.C. § 12101   Cited 23,484 times   65 Legal Analyses
    Finding a pattern of " unnecessary discrimination and prejudice" that "costs the United States billions of dollars in unnecessary expenses resulting from dependency and nonproductivity"
  17. Section 621 - Congressional statement of findings and purpose

    29 U.S.C. § 621   Cited 17,499 times   21 Legal Analyses
    Finding that "older workers find themselves disadvantaged in their efforts to retain employment, and especially to regain employment when displaced from jobs"
  18. Section 12111 - Definitions

    42 U.S.C. § 12111   Cited 8,050 times   60 Legal Analyses
    Adopting the definition of "person" in 42 U.S.C. § 2000e for purposes of Title I of the ADA
  19. Rule 2 - One Form of Action

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 2   Cited 693 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Providing for "one form of action to be known as 'civil action,'" in lieu of discretely labeled actions at law and suits in equity