28 Cited authorities

  1. Erickson v. Pardus

    551 U.S. 89 (2007)   Cited 62,210 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a complaint must "give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests"
  2. Lujan v. Defs. of Wildlife

    504 U.S. 555 (1992)   Cited 28,036 times   138 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"
  3. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America

    511 U.S. 375 (1994)   Cited 19,199 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that absent a reservation of jurisdiction in the stipulated dismissal order, federal courts lack jurisdiction to consider enforcement of a settlement agreement
  4. Cort v. Ash

    422 U.S. 66 (1975)   Cited 3,053 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding no private action under criminal statutes absent clear statutory basis for such inference
  5. Rasul v. Bush

    542 U.S. 466 (2004)   Cited 562 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that § 2241 extends to Guantanamo detainees
  6. Ciralsky v. C.I.A

    355 F.3d 661 (D.C. Cir. 2004)   Cited 1,046 times
    Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the plaintiff's complaint under Rule 8 where "there was nothing about that dismissal that would have barred the plaintiff from correcting the complaint's defects," "[t]he amended complaint could certainly have stood further shortening," and such revision "would not have reduced [the plaintiff's] chances of success on the merits, as the evidentiary detail in the initial complaint was plainly not necessary for the case's survival"
  7. Coalition for Underground Expansion v. Mineta

    333 F.3d 193 (D.C. Cir. 2003)   Cited 395 times
    Holding that a court may "consider the complaint supplemented by undisputed facts evidenced in the record, or the complaint supplemented by undisputed facts plus the court's resolution of disputed facts"
  8. General Motors Corp. v. E.P.A

    363 F.3d 442 (D.C. Cir. 2004)   Cited 339 times
    Holding that a letter from an agency that "reflect[ed] neither a new interpretation nor a new policy" did not "impose new obligations"
  9. Rockefeller v. Court of Appeals, Tenth Cir. Judges

    248 F. Supp. 2d 17 (D.D.C. 2003)   Cited 146 times
    Holding that § 242 provides no private right of action
  10. Prunté v. Universal Music Group

    484 F. Supp. 2d 32 (D.D.C. 2007)   Cited 64 times
    Holding that 18 U.S.C. § 1344, bank fraud, does not create a private right of action
  11. 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
  12. 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. . . ."
  13. Section 371 - Conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud United States

    18 U.S.C. § 371   Cited 21,522 times   140 Legal Analyses
    Requiring proof of an "act to effect the object of the conspiracy"
  14. Section 1341 - Frauds and swindles

    18 U.S.C. § 1341   Cited 13,440 times   104 Legal Analyses
    Relating to mail fraud
  15. Section 241 - Conspiracy against rights

    18 U.S.C. § 241   Cited 4,221 times   15 Legal Analyses
    Criminalizing civil-rights violations
  16. Section 242 - Deprivation of rights under color of law

    18 U.S.C. § 242   Cited 3,870 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Noting that "if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section," the defendant "shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both"
  17. Section 1028 - Fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents, authentication features, and information

    18 U.S.C. § 1028   Cited 2,117 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Defining "identification document"
  18. Section 4 - Misprision of felony

    18 U.S.C. § 4   Cited 1,356 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Subjecting to criminal penalties anyone with "knowledge ... of a felony" and who "conceals" that felony from authorities
  19. Section 6103 - Confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information

    26 U.S.C. § 6103   Cited 1,340 times   29 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing an individual's right to privacy with regard to disclosure of tax returns
  20. Section 26 - Definition of seaport

    18 U.S.C. § 26   Cited 261 times

    As used in this title, the term "seaport" means all piers, wharves, docks, and similar structures, adjacent to any waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to which a vessel may be secured, including areas of land, water, or land and water under and in immediate proximity to such structures, buildings on or contiguous to such structures, and the equipment and materials on such structures or in such buildings. 18 U.S.C. § 26 Added Pub. L. 109-177, title III, §302(c), Mar. 9, 2006,