8 Cited authorities

  1. Khoury v. Meserve

    Civil Action No. DKC 2002-3511 (D. Md. Jun. 23, 2003)   Cited 591 times
    Holding that a plaintiff's allegations that her supervisor "yelled at [her], told her she was incompetent, pushed her down in her chair, and blocked the door to prevent [her] from leaving while he continued to hell at her" were not sufficient to establish a hostile work environment claim
  2. New Beckley v. Int'l Union

    18 F.3d 1161 (4th Cir. 1994)   Cited 156 times
    Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion and stating that " court may refuse to allow leave to amend pleadings when the proposed changes would be futile"
  3. Warner Bros. Ent. v. X One X Productions

    644 F.3d 584 (8th Cir. 2011)   Cited 63 times
    Reversing in part
  4. McMunigal v. Bloch

    No. C 10-02765 SI (N.D. Cal. Dec. 23, 2010)   Cited 22 times
    In McMunigal, the court found that a series of e-mails between plaintiff and defendant did not satisfy the writing requirement of Section 204(a) because it merely evidenced negotiations.
  5. Crispin v. Christian Audigier, Inc.

    839 F. Supp. 2d 1086 (C.D. Cal. 2011)   Cited 7 times
    In Crispin, the parties had an alleged oral or implied agreement regarding the defendant's license to use the plaintiff's copyrighted works.
  6. Sykes v. CBS Radio, Inc. of Maryland

    Civil Action No. 8:11-cv-02178-AW (D. Md. Nov. 9, 2011)   Cited 3 times

    Civil Action No. 8:11-cv-02178-AW. November 9, 2011 Memorandum Opinion ALEXANDER WILLIAMS JR., District Judge Plaintiff Ranelle Sykes brings this action against Defendant CBS Radio, Inc. of Maryland. Plaintiff asserts employment discrimination claims under the Maryland Equal Pay Act, Md. Code Ann. Labor Empl. §§ 3-301 through 3-308 (1995 Repl. Vol.), Prince George's County Div. 12 § 2-222 of the Prince George's County Code, and Title 20 Subtitle 12 § 1202 of the Maryland Code. Presently pending before

  7. 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 344,399 times   920 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  8. Section 7001 - General rule of validity

    15 U.S.C. § 7001   Cited 199 times   39 Legal Analyses
    Requiring recognition of electronic signatures