Ashcroft v. Iqbal

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

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' "

L-7 Designs, Inc. v. Old Navy, LLC

Holding that on a motion for judgment on the pleadings, a court may, in addition to the complaint itself, consider "any written instrument attached to it as an exhibit, materials incorporated in it by reference, and documents that, although not incorporated by reference, are ‘integral to the complaint"

Nakahata v. N.Y.-Presbyterian Healthcare Sys., Inc.

Holding "[a]llegations of fraud are subject to a heightened pleading standard"

Jones v. Goord

Holding that general increase in risk from double celling "cannot in and of itself violate the Constitution; otherwise double-celling would be unconstitutional per se, or would be constitutional only if cellmates never assaulted each other"

Benton v. Adams

Holding that an "original proceeding is not a substitute for an appeal, but we may act to exercise our discretionary jurisdiction under C.A.R. 21 when an adverse procedural ruling significantly impairs a party's ability to litigate the controversy"

W.G. v. Senatore

Holding that court lacked authority to consider merits of fee application under IDEA fee shifting provision where it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the substantive claim

In re Kimmel

Bank of New York v. Bank of America

Holding that diversity jurisdiction can be found pursuant to 1332 even if the major parties on opposite sides of an action are citizens of foreign nations, provided there are citizen parties of diverse citizenship whose presence in the suit goes beyond "window dressing"

Overview Books, LLC v. United States

Concluding that the final factor was satisfied where the prior court's resolution of the issue "was not mere dicta; it was a necessary element of the court's conclusion"

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

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

Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

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

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 1441 - Removal of civil actions

Holding that “[a]ny civil action of which the district courts have original jurisdiction founded on a claim or right arising under the ... laws of the United States shall be removable without regard to the citizenship or residence of the parties.”

Section 1334 - Bankruptcy cases and proceedings

Granting "exclusive jurisdiction" to a federal court handling a bankruptcy case "of all the property, wherever located, of the debtor as of the commencement of such case, and of property of the estate"

Section 362 - Automatic stay

Concluding that cause exists to lift the stay because no bankruptcy purpose would be served by keeping the stay in place

Section 544 - Trustee as lien creditor and as successor to certain creditors and purchasers

Granting to the bankruptcy trustee the power to "avoid any transfer of an interest of the debtor in property"

Section 1452 - Removal of claims related to bankruptcy cases

Granting removal power to any “party” in a bankruptcy case

Section 503 - Venue based on residence

Noting that venue is proper in the county of residence of any party

Section 278 - Extinguishment of claim for relief

Allowing creditors to pursue fraudulent conveyance claims "as against any person except a purchaser for fair consideration without knowledge of the fraud at the time of the purchase"