23 Cited authorities

  1. Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n

    434 U.S. 412 (1978)   Cited 3,659 times   33 Legal Analyses
    Holding that for a defendant to recoup attorneys fees under § 706(k) of Title VII, a court must find that the plaintiff litigated his or her claim beyond the point where it became “frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless” or where plaintiff acted in bad faith
  2. Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.

    508 U.S. 49 (1993)   Cited 1,137 times   42 Legal Analyses
    Holding litigants immune from an antitrust claim under Noerr-Pennington immunity
  3. California Transport v. Trucking Unlimited

    404 U.S. 508 (1972)   Cited 1,582 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding "the right to petition extends to all departments of the Government," including the courts
  4. Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

    461 U.S. 731 (1983)   Cited 966 times   17 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the NLRB could not bar an employer from pursuing a well-grounded lawsuit for damages under state law
  5. BEK CONSTR. CO. v. NLRB

    536 U.S. 516 (2002)   Cited 301 times   14 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the First Amendment right to petition the government extends to the courts
  6. United States v. Arthur Young Co.

    465 U.S. 805 (1984)   Cited 482 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Court may not circumscribe the broad authority granted the IRS by § 7602
  7. Martinez v. Stanford

    323 F.3d 1178 (9th Cir. 2003)   Cited 756 times
    Holding that summary judgment on the officers' qualified immunity defense to an excessive force claim was precluded by genuine issues as to the degree of force because "the law regarding a prison guard's use of excessive force was clearly established by 1994"
  8. Van Asdale v. Intern. Game Techn

    577 F.3d 989 (9th Cir. 2009)   Cited 466 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a covered whistleblower need only demonstrate a reasonable belief that the "conduct being reported violated a listed law"
  9. Sosa v. DIRECTV, Inc.

    437 F.3d 923 (9th Cir. 2006)   Cited 412 times
    Holding that because a district court's judgment is "final" for purpose of res judicata, a subsequent state court decision was not a bar to the appeal
  10. Glynn v. EDO Corp.

    710 F.3d 209 (4th Cir. 2013)   Cited 283 times
    Holding that the non-movant may not rely on "mere allegations" to create a genuine dispute of material fact, but instead "must set forth specific facts that go beyond the mere existence of a scintilla of evidence"
  11. 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 348,503 times   930 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
  12. Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 56   Cited 330,026 times   158 Legal Analyses
    Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
  13. Rule 11 - Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 11   Cited 36,029 times   145 Legal Analyses
    Holding an "unrepresented party" to the same standard as an attorney
  14. Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 5   Cited 22,254 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Allowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system
  15. Section 1927 - Counsel's liability for excessive costs

    28 U.S.C. § 1927   Cited 8,865 times   81 Legal Analyses
    Granting courts the power to charge "excess costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees reasonably incurred" due to "unreasonabl[e] and vexatious" conduct
  16. Section 1919 - Dismissal for lack of jurisdiction

    28 U.S.C. § 1919   Cited 249 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing "payment of just costs" in any action or suit dismissed for lack of jurisdiction