28 Cited authorities

  1. Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America

    511 U.S. 375 (1994)   Cited 19,952 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
  2. Bender v. Williamsport Area School Dist

    475 U.S. 534 (1986)   Cited 2,985 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a school board member sued in his official capacity was bound by the board’s litigation decisions and could not file his own notice of appeal
  3. United States v. Mitchell

    463 U.S. 206 (1983)   Cited 2,694 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "the Tucker Act effects a waiver of sovereign immunity" and observing that "the existence of consent [to be sued] is a prerequisite for jurisdiction"
  4. Department of Army v. Blue Fox, Inc.

    525 U.S. 255 (1999)   Cited 608 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that sovereign immunity bars an APA claim for money damages even when pursued as an equitable remedy
  5. Lehman v. Nakshian

    453 U.S. 156 (1981)   Cited 1,037 times
    Holding that exceptions to the limitations and conditions upon which the Government consents to be sued "are not to be implied"
  6. United States v. Fausto

    484 U.S. 439 (1988)   Cited 754 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "the Claims Court (and any other court relying on Tucker Act jurisdiction) is not an ‘appropriate authority’ to review an agency's personnel determination" under the Back Pay Act
  7. Thornhill Pub. v. General Telephone Elec

    594 F.2d 730 (9th Cir. 1979)   Cited 2,968 times
    Holding that conclusory and speculative affidavits are insufficient to defeat summary judgment
  8. Lindahl v. Office of Personnel Management

    470 U.S. 768 (1985)   Cited 421 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding 5 U.S.C. § 8347(c) bars review of agency's factual determinations, but not questions of law and procedure
  9. Federation of Afr. Amer. Contrs. v. Oakland

    96 F.3d 1204 (9th Cir. 1996)   Cited 584 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that § 1981 provides a cause of action against a state actor
  10. Gilbert v. DaGrossa

    756 F.2d 1455 (9th Cir. 1985)   Cited 531 times
    Holding that a suit alleging civil and constitutional claims against IRS employees in their official capacity is a suit against the United States and is barred by sovereign immunity absent statutory waiver
  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 358,269 times   949 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 4 - Summons

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 4   Cited 72,489 times   129 Legal Analyses
    Holding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time
  13. Section 1295 - Jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

    28 U.S.C. § 1295   Cited 8,498 times   92 Legal Analyses
    Granting jurisdiction to the Federal Circuit over cases arising from executive agency board of contract appeals
  14. Section 7703 - Judicial review of decisions of the Merit Systems Protection Board

    5 U.S.C. § 7703   Cited 3,711 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Granting sixty days to appeal a decision of the MSPB
  15. Section 2302 - Prohibited personnel practices

    5 U.S.C. § 2302   Cited 1,536 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Protecting the disclosure of "any violation of any law, rule, or regulation ... if such disclosure is not specifically prohibited by law"
  16. Section 8347 - Administration; regulations

    5 U.S.C. § 8347   Cited 217 times
    Authorizing appeals from final decisions concerning Civil Service Retirement System
  17. Section 8337 - Disability retirement

    5 U.S.C. § 8337   Cited 156 times
    In section 8337(d) Congress set out a statutory definition of "earning capacity" of general applicability, eliminating the necessity of repeated particularized investigations.
  18. Section 8461 - Authority of the Office of Personnel Management

    5 U.S.C. § 8461   Cited 87 times
    Excepting findings of mental disability "made pursuant to an application by an agency for purposes of disability retirement under section 8451"