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' "
506 U.S. 9 (1992) Cited 1,591 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that an appeal concerning produced tape recordings was not moot because a court could "effectuate a partial remedy by ordering the [receiving party] to destroy" copies of the recordings
Holding that the court, "having presided over the case since April 6, 1994, and having dismissed Nowak's federal claim only nine days before it was set for trial, acted well within his discretion in exercising supplemental jurisdiction over Nowak's related state causes of action"
Holding that the language at issue in that case was insufficient under the FDCPA, and proposing as an acceptable alternative the following notice: "Although we have requested that you make immediate payment or provide a valid reason for nonpayment, you still have the right to make a written request . . . for more information about the debt. Your rights are described on the reverse side of this notice."
Holding that a class action is moot unless it was duly certified pursuant to Rule 23 and a controversy still exists between the present members of the class and the defendant
Holding that former college students' section 1983 claims seeking prospective relief from university's policy were moot, as court "could provide no legally cognizable benefits to [them] once they had left the [university]," whether by graduation or otherwise
Holding that a breach of warranty claim for a defective anti-lock brake system was properly dismissed because the brakes functioned properly in the Plaintiff's experience
Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 Cited 48,387 times 24 Legal Analyses
Holding that "if the last day [of a period] is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 34,939 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"