Foman v. Davis
371 U.S. 178 (1962) Cited 28,572 times 4 Legal AnalysesHolding that an appeal was improperly dismissed when the record as a whole — including a timely but incomplete notice of appeal and a premature but complete notice — revealed the orders petitioner sought to appeal
Thompson v. Illinois Dept. of Prof. Regulation
300 F.3d 750 (7th Cir. 2002) Cited 1,016 timesHolding district court did not abuse its discretion when plaintiff failed to cure deficiencies that persisted from the first amended complaint after given multiple chances to amend after motions to dismiss were filed
Johnson v. Oroweat Foods Co.
785 F.2d 503 (4th Cir. 1986) Cited 1,244 timesHolding that a motion for leave to amend should be denied "when the proposed amendment is clearly insufficient or frivolous on its face."
Barry Aviation v. Land O'Lakes Mun. Airport
377 F.3d 682 (7th Cir. 2004) Cited 490 timesFinding that the resolution of the statute of limitations comes after the complaint stage
Doe v. Smith
429 F.3d 706 (7th Cir. 2005) Cited 278 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding interstate commerce nexus met and reversing grant of motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim under the Wiretap Act where counsel stated at oral argument that defendant had e-mailed a video
Heyl & Patterson International, Inc. v. F. D. Rich Housing of Virgin Islands, Inc.
663 F.2d 419 (3d Cir. 1981) Cited 421 timesHolding that leave to amend is usually denied only where the party opposing the amendment can show undue prejudice, bad faith, or undue delay
Liu v. T H Machine, Inc.
191 F.3d 790 (7th Cir. 1999) Cited 234 timesHolding that a party to an underlying contract lacks standing to "attack any problems with the reassignment" of that contract
Ditto v. McCurdy
510 F.3d 1070 (9th Cir. 2007) Cited 181 timesHolding that an intervening Supreme Court decision “must be given full retroactive effect in all cases still open on direct review and as to all events, regardless of whether such events predate or postdate ... announcement of the rule”
Sanders v. Venture Stores, Inc.
56 F.3d 771 (7th Cir. 1995) Cited 243 timesHolding that though the court did not expressly state its reason for denying leave to amend, it was “apparent” what delay and prejudice would be caused by plaintiffs' motion, which sought to add four new individual defendants, as well as additional counts under two federal statutes and a state-law claim
Steve Jackson Games, Inc. v. U.S. Secret Serv
36 F.3d 457 (5th Cir. 1994) Cited 128 timesHolding that Secret Service violated SCA by going beyond warrant and seizing computer server containing unopened email
Section 2510 - Definitions
18 U.S.C. § 2510 Cited 4,244 times 76 Legal AnalysesDefining "[i]nvestigative or law enforcement officer" as an officer "empowered by law to conduct investigations of or to make arrests for [certain] offenses . . . and any attorney authorized by law to prosecute or participate in the prosecution of such offenses"
Section 2511 - Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited
18 U.S.C. § 2511 Cited 2,778 times 42 Legal AnalysesImposing a penalty on persons who “intentionally intercept ... any wire, oral, or electronic communication”