10 Cited authorities

Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N.A.
534 U.S. 506 (2002) Cited 17,347 times 20 Legal Analyses
Holding with regard to a 67-year-old plaintiff and a 59-year-old comparator that " difference of eight years between the age of the person discharged and his replacement . . . is not insignificant"
Haines v. Kerner
404 U.S. 519 (1972) Cited 60,668 times
Holding pro se submissions "to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers"
Atchison T. S. F. R. Co. v. Buell
480 U.S. 557 (1987) Cited 537 times
Holding that when interpreting broad remedial statutes, courts should apply a "standard of liberal construction in order to accomplish [Congress's] objects"
Satterfield v. Simon Schuster
569 F.3d 946 (9th Cir. 2009) Cited 428 times 25 Legal Analyses
Holding that the FCC's interpretation that a text message is a "call" under the TCPA is reasonable
Meyer v. Portfolio Recovery Assocs., LLC
707 F.3d 1036 (9th Cir. 2012) Cited 357 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that a defendant violates the TCPA by calling a plaintiff's cellphone using an autodialing system without the plaintiff's consent
Epos Technology Ltd. v. Pegasus Technologies Ltd.
636 F. Supp. 2d 57 (D.D.C. 2009) Cited 5 times
Civil Action: WMN-07-0416. This case was reassigned on June 19, 2009, from Judge Richard W. Roberts to the undersigned as a visiting judge from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland sitting by designation. July 20, 2009. George Brian Busey, John Leonard Kolakowski, Morrison Foerster, LLP, Washington, DC, Anthony L. Press, Hector G. Gallegos, Monica L. Scheetz, Morrison Foerster LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff. William Paul Atkins, Pillsbury Winthrop, Shaw Pittman, LLP
Towers Tenant Ass'n v. Towers Ltd. Partnership
563 F. Supp. 566 (D.D.C. 1983) Cited 27 times
Finding an independent legal duty where the plaintiff alleged specific assurances by defendant and specific statutory rights relinquished by the plaintiff which went beyond the contractual terms
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 163,831 times 197 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 Cited 94,788 times 92 Legal Analyses
Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint
Section 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment
47 U.S.C. § 227 Cited 5,811 times 744 Legal Analyses
Granting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals

Shepard et al v. Howarth et al

10 Cited authorities

Holding with regard to a 67-year-old plaintiff and a 59-year-old comparator that " difference of eight years between the age of the person discharged and his replacement . . . is not insignificant"

Holding pro se submissions "to less stringent standards than formal pleadings drafted by lawyers"

Holding that when interpreting broad remedial statutes, courts should apply a "standard of liberal construction in order to accomplish [Congress's] objects"

Holding that the FCC's interpretation that a text message is a "call" under the TCPA is reasonable

Holding that a defendant violates the TCPA by calling a plaintiff's cellphone using an autodialing system without the plaintiff's consent

Finding an independent legal duty where the plaintiff alleged specific assurances by defendant and specific statutory rights relinquished by the plaintiff which went beyond the contractual terms

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint

Granting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals