Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc.
545 U.S. 546 (2005) Cited 4,154 times 10 Legal AnalysesHolding that the supplemental jurisdiction statute permits the exercise of diversity jurisdiction over additional plaintiffs who fail to satisfy the minimum amount-in-controversy requirement, as long as the other elements of diversity jurisdiction are present and at least one named plaintiff does satisfy the amount-in-controversy requirement
Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Servs., Inc.
523 U.S. 75 (1998) Cited 5,146 times 49 Legal AnalysesHolding that "[w]hatever evidentiary route the plaintiff chooses to follow, he or she must always prove that the conduct at issue was not merely tinged with offensive . . . connotations"
Connecticut Nat. Bank v. Germain
503 U.S. 249 (1992) Cited 2,695 times 8 Legal AnalysesHolding that § 1292 applies also to bankruptcy jurisdiction and is not displaced by § 158(d)
Department of Interior v. Klamath Water Users Prot. A.
532 U.S. 1 (2001) Cited 1,008 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that the determination that records are not inter- or intra-agency "rules out any application of Exemption 5"
Gwaltney v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation
484 U.S. 49 (1987) Cited 949 times 11 Legal AnalysesHolding that jurisdiction is established "when the citizen-plaintiffs make a good-faith allegation of continuous or intermittent violation"
Perrin v. United States
444 U.S. 37 (1979) Cited 1,120 times 7 Legal AnalysesHolding that commercial bribery falls under the definition of bribery under the Travel Act, which was passed nine years before RICO was enacted
John Doe Agency v. John Doe Corp.
493 U.S. 146 (1989) Cited 542 timesHolding that records originally assembled for other purposes can come within Exemption 7 if subsequently compiled for law enforcement purposes
Miranda v. Anchondo
684 F.3d 844 (9th Cir. 2012) Cited 752 timesHolding that questions of statutory construction and interpretation are reviewed de novo
Fleming v. Pickard
581 F.3d 922 (9th Cir. 2009) Cited 772 timesHolding that judgment on the pleadings is properly granted “when there is no issue of material fact in dispute, and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law”
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Portland in Oregon v. Various Tort Claimants
661 F.3d 417 (9th Cir. 2011) Cited 492 timesHolding that Bankruptcy Court erred in not granting motion to strike allegations of sexual abuse
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 344,855 times 920 Legal AnalysesGranting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 1251 - Congressional declaration of goals and policy
33 U.S.C. § 1251 Cited 3,541 times 61 Legal AnalysesDesignating the Administrator of the EPA to "administer this chapter"
Section 1365 - Citizen suits
33 U.S.C. § 1365 Cited 2,192 times 28 Legal AnalysesGranting Administrator right to intervene in citizen suits
Section 1311 - Effluent limitations
33 U.S.C. § 1311 Cited 1,967 times 47 Legal AnalysesImposing general prohibition on "the discharge of any pollutant by any person"
Section 1342 - National pollutant discharge elimination system
33 U.S.C. § 1342 Cited 1,475 times 43 Legal AnalysesGranting EPA the authority to require a permit for such discharges
Section 1362 - Definitions
33 U.S.C. § 1362 Cited 1,163 times 101 Legal AnalysesDefining “pollutant” to include “rock”
Section 122.3 - Exclusions
40 C.F.R. § 122.3 Cited 70 times 7 Legal AnalysesExcepting "introduction of pollutants from non point-source agricultural and silvicultural activities"