Foman v. Davis
371 U.S. 178 (1962) Cited 28,601 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding 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
Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 Cited 90,426 times 91 Legal AnalysesFinding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint