23 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 254,855 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
Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders
437 U.S. 340 (1978) Cited 4,416 times 20 Legal Analyses
Holding that that the production of putative class members' names pursuant to Federal Rule 26 was not "within the scope of legitimate discovery."
Boschetto v. Hansing
539 F.3d 1011 (9th Cir. 2008) Cited 1,198 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that "the lone transaction for the sale of one item" did not create personal jurisdiction over the defendants in California because there were no allegations that the seller was a regular user of eBay to sell cars or "as a broader vehicle for commercial activity"
Equal Rights Ctr. v. Post Props., Inc.
246 F.R.D. 29 (D.D.C. 2007) Cited 87 times
Finding interrogatory responses with general descriptions incomplete to the extent they do not provide full responses to the questions asked
City of Harper Woods v. Olver
589 F.3d 1292 (D.C. Cir. 2009) Cited 69 times
Finding that a challenge to standing requiring the testimony of foreign law experts under Rule 44.1 to be a factual, not facial, challenge to jurisdiction, permitting the Court to consider any relevant evidence, in accordance with Rule 44.1
Marra v. Papandreou
216 F.3d 1119 (D.C. Cir. 2000) Cited 67 times
Holding personal jurisdiction is threshold determination that must precede merits
United States v. One Gulfstream G-V Jet Aircraft
941 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2013) Cited 33 times
Applying Supplemental Rule G(f) to a civil forfeiture action
In re Tobacco/Governmental Health Care Costs Litigation
100 F. Supp. 2d 31 (D.D.C. 2000) Cited 30 times
Ordering discovery to determine whether a group of non-consenting defendants were actually "cooperating" with the plaintiff, so that the Court should disregard their failure to consent for purposes of the general "unanimity" requirement
Kelly v. Lockheed Martin Services Group
25 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.P.R. 1998) Cited 30 times 3 Legal Analyses
Explaining federal enclave “analysis considers whether either the state law existed at the time of cession and has not been abrogated by Congress, whether a relevant predecessor state law existed, or whether Congress has specifically acted to make state law applicable on the enclave”
Lawmaster v. United States
993 F.2d 773 (10th Cir. 1993) Cited 35 times
Involving civil plaintiff's appeal of denial of petition to unseal affidavit used to obtain search warrant
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 95,836 times 658 Legal Analyses
Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37
Rule 34 - Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Tangible Things, or Entering onto Land, for Inspection and Other Purposes
Fed. R. Civ. P. 34 Cited 13,225 times 149 Legal Analyses
Finding that the rules related to electronic discovery were "not meant to create a routine right of direct access to a party's electronic information system, although such access may be justified in some circumstances."
Section 981 - Civil forfeiture
18 U.S.C. § 981 Cited 3,736 times 33 Legal Analyses
Adopting 19 U.S.C. § 1602 et seq.
Section 1345 - United States as plaintiff
28 U.S.C. § 1345 Cited 2,931 times 3 Legal Analyses
Granting the district courts jurisdiction over "all civil actions, suits or proceedings commenced by the United States"

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. SUM OF $70,990,605 et al

23 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 that the production of putative class members' names pursuant to Federal Rule 26 was not "within the scope of legitimate discovery."

Holding that "the lone transaction for the sale of one item" did not create personal jurisdiction over the defendants in California because there were no allegations that the seller was a regular user of eBay to sell cars or "as a broader vehicle for commercial activity"

Finding interrogatory responses with general descriptions incomplete to the extent they do not provide full responses to the questions asked

Finding that a challenge to standing requiring the testimony of foreign law experts under Rule 44.1 to be a factual, not facial, challenge to jurisdiction, permitting the Court to consider any relevant evidence, in accordance with Rule 44.1

Holding personal jurisdiction is threshold determination that must precede merits

Applying Supplemental Rule G(f) to a civil forfeiture action

Ordering discovery to determine whether a group of non-consenting defendants were actually "cooperating" with the plaintiff, so that the Court should disregard their failure to consent for purposes of the general "unanimity" requirement

Explaining federal enclave “analysis considers whether either the state law existed at the time of cession and has not been abrogated by Congress, whether a relevant predecessor state law existed, or whether Congress has specifically acted to make state law applicable on the enclave”

Involving civil plaintiff's appeal of denial of petition to unseal affidavit used to obtain search warrant

Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37

Finding that the rules related to electronic discovery were "not meant to create a routine right of direct access to a party's electronic information system, although such access may be justified in some circumstances."

Adopting 19 U.S.C. § 1602 et seq.

Granting the district courts jurisdiction over "all civil actions, suits or proceedings commenced by the United States"