Barnum v. Millbrook Care Ltd.
850 F. Supp. 1227 (S.D.N.Y. 1994) Cited 108 timesHolding that if the allegations in the complaint are contradicted by the documents, the documents control
Emerald Mines Co. v. Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission
863 F.2d 51 (D.C. Cir. 1988) Cited 7 timesNo. 87-1816. Argued October 28, 1988. Decided December 6, 1988. R. Henry Moore, Pittsburgh, Pa., for petitioner. Mark S. Flynn, Atty., Dept. of Labor, with whom George R. Salem, Solicitor, Allen H. Feldman, Associate Solicitor, and Charles I. Hadden, Deputy Associate Solicitor, Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for respondents. Mary Lu Jordan, Washington, D.C., and Thomas M. Myers were on the brief for intervenor. Michael H. Holland, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance
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 354,229 times 943 Legal AnalysesGranting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 7 - Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 7 Cited 7,742 times 2 Legal AnalysesDefining "pleadings" for purposes of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure