20 Cited authorities

Lewis v. Casey
518 U.S. 343 (1996) Cited 14,278 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that a prisoner must show an actual injury to state a claim for denial of access to courts
Steel Co. v. Citizens for Better Env't
523 U.S. 83 (1998) Cited 10,729 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding that a court "act ultra vires" when it assumes "hypothetical jurisdiction" in order to rule on the merits
Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Windsor
521 U.S. 591 (1997) Cited 6,950 times 69 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts are "bound to enforce" Rule 23's certification requirements, even where it means decertifying a class after they had reached a settlement agreement and submitted it to the court for approval
Gen. Tel. Co. of Sw. v. Falcon
457 U.S. 147 (1982) Cited 5,670 times 33 Legal Analyses
Holding that named plaintiff must prove “much more than the validity of his own claim”; the individual plaintiff must show that “the individual's claim and the class claims will share common questions of law or fact and that the individual's claim will be typical of the class claims,” explicitly referencing the “commonality” and “typicality” requirements of Rule 23
Eisen v. Carlisle Jacquelin
417 U.S. 156 (1974) Cited 3,761 times 22 Legal Analyses
Holding that individual notice to class members identifiable through reasonable efforts is mandatory in (b) actions
German v. Federal Home Loan Mortg. Corp.
885 F. Supp. 537 (S.D.N.Y. 1995) Cited 210 times
Holding that a state proceeding was not "concurrent" to a federal proceeding "involv[ing] different parties"
Culver v. City of Milwaukee
277 F.3d 908 (7th Cir. 2002) Cited 167 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that the named plaintiff could appeal decertification of the class even though his claims became moot due to his voluntary decision to accept another job
LaDuke v. Nelson
762 F.2d 1318 (9th Cir. 1985) Cited 249 times
Holding that Border Patrol agents violated the Fourth Amendment by searching migrant farm housing units without the occupants' consent
In re Indymac Mortg.-Backed Sec. Litig.
718 F. Supp. 2d 495 (S.D.N.Y. 2010) Cited 65 times
Holding Wyoming only had standing to pursue Section 12 claims as to INDX 2006-AR11
Public Employees' Ret. Syst. v. Merrill Lynch Co.
714 F. Supp. 2d 475 (S.D.N.Y. 2010) Cited 60 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a Section 15 claim was not pleaded where a complaint only alleged that individual defendants were officers or directors of a primary violator
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 345,715 times 922 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 23 - Class Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 34,916 times 1234 Legal Analyses
Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"
Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 Cited 17,833 times 315 Legal Analyses
Prohibiting unlawful business practices

Ralston .v Mortgage Investors Group, Inc., et.al.

20 Cited authorities

Holding that a prisoner must show an actual injury to state a claim for denial of access to courts

Holding that a court "act ultra vires" when it assumes "hypothetical jurisdiction" in order to rule on the merits

Holding that courts are "bound to enforce" Rule 23's certification requirements, even where it means decertifying a class after they had reached a settlement agreement and submitted it to the court for approval

Holding that individual notice to class members identifiable through reasonable efforts is mandatory in (b) actions

Holding that a state proceeding was not "concurrent" to a federal proceeding "involv[ing] different parties"

Holding that the named plaintiff could appeal decertification of the class even though his claims became moot due to his voluntary decision to accept another job

Holding that Border Patrol agents violated the Fourth Amendment by searching migrant farm housing units without the occupants' consent

Holding Wyoming only had standing to pursue Section 12 claims as to INDX 2006-AR11

Holding that a Section 15 claim was not pleaded where a complaint only alleged that individual defendants were officers or directors of a primary violator

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

Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"

Prohibiting unlawful business practices