Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding 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

Holding 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' "

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"

Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio

Holding that, on summary judgment, antitrust plaintiffs "must show that the inference of conspiracy is reasonable in light of the competing inferences of independent action or collusive action that could not have harmed" them

Fed. Deposit Ins. v. Meyer

Holding a Bivens claim does not lie against federal agencies because, if damages claims were permitted against federal agencies, "there would be no reason for aggrieved parties to bring damages actions against individual officers" and thus "the deterrent effects of the Bivens remedy would be lost"

McNeil v. United States

Holding that an action must be dismissed when statutory exhaustion requirement was not met until after action was filed

McCarthy v. Madigan

Holding that a prisoner was not required to exhaust the Bureau of Prisons' administrative procedure before making a Bivens claim for money damages

United States v. Testan

Holding that Back Pay Act does not provide a remedy for misclassified federal employees

United States v. Dalm

Holding that 26 U.S.C. § 6511, which, when read with 26 U.S.C. § 7422, includes “may not be maintained” language, is jurisdictional

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

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

Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Section 1346 - United States as defendant

Determining liability to the claimant "in accordance with the law of the place where the act or omission occurred"

Section 2671 - Definitions

Defining "[e]mployee of the government" for purposes of the FTCA as "officers or employees of any federal agency "

Section 2675 - Disposition by federal agency as prerequisite; evidence

Setting forth FTCA's administrative exhaustion requirement

Section 15 - Suits by persons injured

Granting private right of action to anyone who has been injured "by reason of anything forbidden in the antitrust laws ..."

Section 2679 - Exclusiveness of remedy

Granting tort immunity to federal agency employees

Section 1640 - Civil liability

Holding "any creditor who fails to comply" liable, with creditors defined within § 1602(g) as persons

Section 2674 - Liability of United States

Specifying scope of United States' liability

Section 2605 - Servicing of mortgage loans and administration of escrow accounts

Describing "qualified written request"

Section 203.5 - Direct Endorsement process