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National Fair Housing Alliance, Inc. et al v. S.C. Bodner Company, Inc. et al

BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support re MOTION to Dismiss

12 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 254,855 times   279 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. Hishon v. King Spalding

    467 U.S. 69 (1984)   Cited 12,459 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding Title VII applies to selection for non-employee positions if consideration for that position can be regarded as one of "terms, conditions, or privileges of employment" of a covered job

  3. Gibson v. City of Chicago

    910 F.2d 1510 (7th Cir. 1990)   Cited 2,925 times
    Holding that "the actions of an officer who has no authority whatsoever to act" are outside the ambit of § 1983

  4. Moranski v. General Motors Corp.

    433 F.3d 537 (7th Cir. 2005)   Cited 119 times
    Analyzing "denial of Affinity Group status" affecting a proposed group of employees

  5. Hamilton v. Svatik

    779 F.2d 383 (7th Cir. 1985)   Cited 72 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding defendant liable under section 1982 for acts of her agent

  6. Fincher v. South Bend Housing Authority

    612 F. Supp. 2d 1009 (N.D. Ind. 2009)   Cited 11 times
    Holding that because the eviction was the only injury alleged, Rooker-Feldman barred jurisdiction, "as providing a remedy for [the Plaintiff's] eviction would require the review and rejection of the state court proceeding"

  7. Silver State Fair Housing Council, Inc. v. ERGS, Inc.

    362 F. Supp. 2d 1218 (D. Nev. 2005)   Cited 14 times
    Holding that the continuing violation doctrine may apply to FHAA statute of limitations for construction claims

  8. Garcia v. Brockway

    503 F.3d 1092 (9th Cir. 2007)   Cited 9 times
    Holding that "[t]he FHA does not provide a statute of limitations for actions, and other courts have held that such actions seeking equitable relief are not subject to any time limit"

  9. 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 348,148 times   927 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

  10. Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 8   Cited 157,408 times   196 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

  11. Section 3604 - Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and other prohibited practices

    42 U.S.C. § 3604   Cited 4,102 times   64 Legal Analyses
    Requiring any "accommodation" in "rules, policies, practices, or services" to be "reasonable"

  12. Section 3613 - Enforcement by private persons

    42 U.S.C. § 3613   Cited 1,550 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Granting right to sue in state or federal court