23 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 252,784 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
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 266,697 times 365 Legal Analyses
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' "
Albright v. Oliver
510 U.S. 266 (1994) Cited 12,411 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that the plaintiff’s § 1983 claim failed where the plaintiff failed to establish that he was deprived of a substantive due process right secured by the Constitution
County of Sacramento v. Lewis
523 U.S. 833 (1998) Cited 8,706 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that "only a purpose to cause harm unrelated to the legitimate object of arrest will satisfy the element of arbitrary conduct shocking to the conscience, necessary for a due process violation"
McCleskey v. Kemp
481 U.S. 279 (1987) Cited 1,991 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that a study indicating that black defendants and defendants charged with killing white people are more likely to receive the death penalty was insufficient to support an inference that the decisionmakers in petitioner's case acted with discriminatory purpose
Singer v. Fulton County Sheriff
63 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 1995) Cited 1,710 times
Holding that a store clerk's description of an incident of shoplifting supported a finding of probable cause
Velez v. Levy
401 F.3d 75 (2d Cir. 2005) Cited 774 times
Holding that the plaintiff's substantive due process claim was subsumed by the alleged First Amendment and Equal Protection violations
Lennon v. Miller
66 F.3d 416 (2d Cir. 1995) Cited 1,030 times
Holding that summary judgement on a qualified immunity defense is appropriate "if the court determines that the only conclusion a rational jury could reach is that reasonable officers would disagree about the legality of the defendants' conduct under the circumstances"
Lauer v. City of New York
95 N.Y.2d 95 (N.Y. 2000) Cited 545 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Medical Examiner's statutory duty to prepare post-autopsy reports and report to the District Attorney benefits "the public at large" and was not enacted for individual benefit
Gagliardi v. Village of Pawling
18 F.3d 188 (2d Cir. 1994) Cited 574 times
Holding that residential landowners had no property interest in the enforcement of zoning laws on adjacent property
Section 241 - Transfer of employees
N.Y. Transp. Law § 241
Upon the transfer of functions to the department pursuant to this article, provision should be made for the transfer to the department of such employees of the public service commission and the department of public service who are engaged in carrying out such functions as the chairman of the public service commission may deem necessary for the exercise of the functions herein transferred to the department. Employees so transferred shall be transferred without further examination or qualification

Santos v. The City Of New York , et al

23 Cited authorities

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

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' "

Holding that the plaintiff’s § 1983 claim failed where the plaintiff failed to establish that he was deprived of a substantive due process right secured by the Constitution

Holding that "only a purpose to cause harm unrelated to the legitimate object of arrest will satisfy the element of arbitrary conduct shocking to the conscience, necessary for a due process violation"

Holding that a study indicating that black defendants and defendants charged with killing white people are more likely to receive the death penalty was insufficient to support an inference that the decisionmakers in petitioner's case acted with discriminatory purpose

Holding that a store clerk's description of an incident of shoplifting supported a finding of probable cause

Holding that the plaintiff's substantive due process claim was subsumed by the alleged First Amendment and Equal Protection violations

Holding that summary judgement on a qualified immunity defense is appropriate "if the court determines that the only conclusion a rational jury could reach is that reasonable officers would disagree about the legality of the defendants' conduct under the circumstances"

Holding that the Medical Examiner's statutory duty to prepare post-autopsy reports and report to the District Attorney benefits "the public at large" and was not enacted for individual benefit

Holding that residential landowners had no property interest in the enforcement of zoning laws on adjacent property