Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 252,784 times 279 Legal AnalysesHolding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 266,697 times 365 Legal AnalysesHolding 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' "
Rotella v. Wood
528 U.S. 549 (2000) Cited 919 times 3 Legal AnalysesHolding discovery rule inapplicable to § 2462 limitations period
Corley v. Rosewood Care Ctr., Inc., Peoria
142 F.3d 1041 (7th Cir. 1998) Cited 303 timesHolding that conditional payment "does not moot the appeal because the appellate court can fashion effective relief . . . by ordering that the sum paid . . . be returned"
Cognate BioServices, Inc. v. Smith
Civil No. WDQ-13-1797 (D. Md. Sep. 23, 2015)Civil No. WDQ-13-1797 09-23-2015 COGNATE BIOSERVICES, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. ALAN K. SMITH, et al., Defendants. Timothy J. Sullivan United States Magistrate Judge REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION This Report and Recommendation addresses Defendant MacroCure Ltd.'s ("MacroCure") Motion to Stay Discovery Pending Rulings on its Case Dispositive Motions ("Motion") (ECF No. 200). Plaintiffs Cognate BioServices, Inc., et al. ("Cognate") oppose the Motion. (See ECF No. 201.) Having considered the submissions
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 156,250 times 193 Legal AnalysesHolding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 95,025 times 653 Legal AnalysesAdopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37