41 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 252,626 times 279 Legal Analyses
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
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 266,542 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' "
Will v. Michigan Dept. of State Police
491 U.S. 58 (1989) Cited 24,127 times
Holding that official capacity state officer suits for prospective injunctive relief are suits against a "person" under § 1983 even though a "State" is not a "person" under that statute
Seminole Tribe of Fla. v. Florida
517 U.S. 44 (1996) Cited 5,082 times 23 Legal Analyses
Holding that Congress cannot abrogate state-sovereign immunity under its Article I commerce power, and rejecting the result in Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. , 491 U.S. 1, 109 S.Ct. 2273, 105 L.Ed.2d 1, seven years later; the decision in Union Gas never garnered a majority
Oklahoma City v. Tuttle
471 U.S. 808 (1985) Cited 5,903 times
Holding that an unjustified shooting by a police officer cannot, without more, be thought to result from official policy
Jett v. Dallas Independent School District
491 U.S. 701 (1989) Cited 3,136 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding that section 1983 is "the exclusive federal remedy for violation of" section 1981 "by state governmental units"
In re Katrina Canal
495 F.3d 191 (5th Cir. 2007) Cited 4,550 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that flood exclusion provisions in State Farm policy covered damage caused by flooding due to breached levees
Delaware State College v. Ricks
449 U.S. 250 (1980) Cited 2,342 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding a claim began to accrue when a board made the final decision to deny tenure, not after the subsequent grievance procedure to the same board
Ramming v. U.S.
281 F.3d 158 (5th Cir. 2001) Cited 3,363 times
Holding that a court ruling on a Rule 12(b) motion may evaluate “ the complaint alone, the complaint supplemented by undisputed facts evidenced in the record, or the complaint supplemented by undisputed facts plus the court's resolution of disputed facts”
Great Plains Tr. v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
313 F.3d 305 (5th Cir. 2002) Cited 2,571 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that an order denying remand based on improper joinder is reviewed de novo
Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights
42 U.S.C. § 1983 Cited 486,730 times 688 Legal Analyses
Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation
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 345,805 times 922 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Section 1981 - Equal rights under the law
42 U.S.C. § 1981 Cited 37,868 times 236 Legal Analyses
Granting equal rights to "make and enforce contracts" without regard to race
Section 101.057 - Civil Disobedience and Certain Intentional Torts
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 101.057 Cited 569 times
Including cities in the definition of "governmental units" for purposes of the Texas Tort Claims Act

Udeigwe v. Texas Tech University

41 Cited authorities

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

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' "

Holding that official capacity state officer suits for prospective injunctive relief are suits against a "person" under § 1983 even though a "State" is not a "person" under that statute

Holding that Congress cannot abrogate state-sovereign immunity under its Article I commerce power, and rejecting the result in Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. , 491 U.S. 1, 109 S.Ct. 2273, 105 L.Ed.2d 1, seven years later; the decision in Union Gas never garnered a majority

Holding that an unjustified shooting by a police officer cannot, without more, be thought to result from official policy

Holding that section 1983 is "the exclusive federal remedy for violation of" section 1981 "by state governmental units"

Holding that flood exclusion provisions in State Farm policy covered damage caused by flooding due to breached levees

Holding a claim began to accrue when a board made the final decision to deny tenure, not after the subsequent grievance procedure to the same board

Holding that a court ruling on a Rule 12(b) motion may evaluate “ the complaint alone, the complaint supplemented by undisputed facts evidenced in the record, or the complaint supplemented by undisputed facts plus the court's resolution of disputed facts”

Holding that an order denying remand based on improper joinder is reviewed de novo

Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

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

Granting equal rights to "make and enforce contracts" without regard to race

Including cities in the definition of "governmental units" for purposes of the Texas Tort Claims Act