33 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 262,920 times 281 Legal Analyses
Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 276,185 times 369 Legal Analyses
Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing
Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife
504 U.S. 555 (1992) Cited 28,850 times 142 Legal Analyses
Holding that the elements of standing "must be supported in the same way as any other matter on which the plaintiff bears the burden of proof"
Steel Co. v. Citizens for Better Env't
523 U.S. 83 (1998) Cited 11,116 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding this court may raise the issue of "statutory jurisdiction" sua sponte
AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion
563 U.S. 333 (2011) Cited 3,900 times 602 Legal Analyses
Holding that a ban on collective-action waivers in those contracts worked to "disfavor arbitration"
Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Windsor
521 U.S. 591 (1997) Cited 7,099 times 69 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts are "bound to enforce" Rule 23's certification requirements, even where it means decertifying a class after they had reached a settlement agreement and submitted it to the court for approval
Summers v. Earth Island Inst.
555 U.S. 488 (2009) Cited 3,125 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that supplementation of the district court record to receive affidavits from the organization's members was not permitted "in the circumstances here: after the trial is over, judgment has been entered, and a notice of appeal has been filed"
Warth v. Seldin
422 U.S. 490 (1975) Cited 12,129 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding that Article III requires plaintiffs "to establish that, in fact, the asserted injury was the consequence of the defendants' actions"
Allen v. Wright
468 U.S. 737 (1984) Cited 4,847 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding that, even when plaintiffs allege "one of the most serious injuries recognized in our legal system," it's not justiciable where "the chain of causation between the challenged Government conduct and the asserted injury are far too weak for the chain as a whole to sustain respondents' standing"
Valley Forge College v. Americans United
454 U.S. 464 (1982) Cited 5,029 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that "the psychological consequence presumably produced by observation of conduct with which one disagrees ... is not an injury sufficient to confer standing under Art. III, even though the disagreement is phrased in constitutional terms"
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 357,280 times 950 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose
Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 Cited 15,612 times 51 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"
Section 1692 - Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
15 U.S.C. § 1692 Cited 15,193 times 141 Legal Analyses
Finding that abusive debt-collection practices lead to "personal bankruptcies," "marital instability," "loss of jobs," and "invasions of individual privacy"
Section 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment
47 U.S.C. § 227 Cited 5,766 times 742 Legal Analyses
Granting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals
Section 1692d - Harassment or abuse
15 U.S.C. § 1692d Cited 1,930 times 22 Legal Analyses
Limiting debt collectors’ ability to use threats of violence, publicize lists of consumers allegedly refusing to pay debts, cause a telephone to ring repeatedly or continuously, or engage someone in telephone conversation repeatedly or continuously
Section 78p - Directors, officers, and principal stockholders
15 U.S.C. § 78p Cited 874 times 18 Legal Analyses
Recognizing that information obtained by a director could be used in his capacity as a shareholder

Martin v. Leading Edge Recovery Solutions, LLC

33 Cited authorities

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing

Holding that the elements of standing "must be supported in the same way as any other matter on which the plaintiff bears the burden of proof"

Holding this court may raise the issue of "statutory jurisdiction" sua sponte

Holding that a ban on collective-action waivers in those contracts worked to "disfavor arbitration"

Holding that courts are "bound to enforce" Rule 23's certification requirements, even where it means decertifying a class after they had reached a settlement agreement and submitted it to the court for approval

Holding that supplementation of the district court record to receive affidavits from the organization's members was not permitted "in the circumstances here: after the trial is over, judgment has been entered, and a notice of appeal has been filed"

Holding that Article III requires plaintiffs "to establish that, in fact, the asserted injury was the consequence of the defendants' actions"

Holding that "the psychological consequence presumably produced by observation of conduct with which one disagrees ... is not an injury sufficient to confer standing under Art. III, even though the disagreement is phrased in constitutional terms"

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"

Finding that abusive debt-collection practices lead to "personal bankruptcies," "marital instability," "loss of jobs," and "invasions of individual privacy"

Granting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals

Limiting debt collectors’ ability to use threats of violence, publicize lists of consumers allegedly refusing to pay debts, cause a telephone to ring repeatedly or continuously, or engage someone in telephone conversation repeatedly or continuously

Recognizing that information obtained by a director could be used in his capacity as a shareholder