71 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 263,477 times 281 Legal Analyses
Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
Erickson v. Pardus
551 U.S. 89 (2007) Cited 64,333 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that a complaint must "give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests"
Scheuer v. Rhodes
416 U.S. 232 (1974) Cited 22,583 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that executive branch officers had qualified immunity
Medimmune, Inc. v. GenenTech, Inc.
549 U.S. 118 (2007) Cited 2,625 times 91 Legal Analyses
Holding "the phrase 'case of actual controversy' in the Act refers to the types of 'Cases' and 'Controversies' that are justiciable under Article III"
Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
504 U.S. 374 (1992) Cited 1,742 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding that guidelines on airfare advertising were "related to" the rates, routes, or services of an air carrier given that every guideline makes "express reference to [air]fares"
Landis v. North American Co.
299 U.S. 248 (1936) Cited 8,564 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that a decision to stay proceedings "calls for the exercise of judgment, which must weigh competing interests and maintain an even balance"
Langenkamp v. Culp
498 U.S. 42 (1990) Cited 790 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding "there is no Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial" in the claims-allowance process
Atherton v. D.C. Office of Mayor
567 F.3d 672 (D.C. Cir. 2009) Cited 940 times
Holding assertion that grand juror was removed because of race insufficient to state a claim where plaintiff's main supporting factual allegations were that he was "half Mexican" and that he was the only Spanish-speaking grand juror
Gustave-Schmidt v. Chao
226 F. Supp. 2d 191 (D.D.C. 2002) Cited 438 times
Finding that a court may consider documents incorporated by reference in the complaint for a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)
Young v. Young
164 Wn. 2d 477 (Wash. 2008) Cited 314 times
Reciting the elements of Washington State unjust enrichment claims
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 357,835 times 950 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 Cited 162,084 times 197 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."
Section 1334 - Bankruptcy cases and proceedings
28 U.S.C. § 1334 Cited 41,189 times 58 Legal Analyses
Granting "exclusive jurisdiction" to a federal court handling a bankruptcy case "of all the property, wherever located, of the debtor as of the commencement of such case, and of property of the estate"
Section 362 - Automatic stay
11 U.S.C. § 362 Cited 29,834 times 178 Legal Analyses
Concluding that cause exists to lift the stay because no bankruptcy purpose would be served by keeping the stay in place
Section 2201 - Creation of remedy
28 U.S.C. § 2201 Cited 24,993 times 62 Legal Analyses
Granting district courts the authority to create a remedy with the force of a final judgment
Rule 24 - Intervention
Fed. R. Civ. P. 24 Cited 9,362 times 36 Legal Analyses
Granting the right of intervention to qualifying persons "unless existing parties adequately represent" them
Rule 13 - Counterclaim and Crossclaim
Fed. R. Civ. P. 13 Cited 4,990 times 21 Legal Analyses
Determining whether counterclaims are compulsory
Section 1821 - Insurance Funds
12 U.S.C. § 1821 Cited 2,958 times 56 Legal Analyses
Granting FDIC standing to bring civil actions for money damages against the Bank's directors as the successor

Washington Mutual, Inc. et al v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

71 Cited authorities

Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint

Holding that a complaint must "give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests"

Holding that executive branch officers had qualified immunity

Holding "the phrase 'case of actual controversy' in the Act refers to the types of 'Cases' and 'Controversies' that are justiciable under Article III"

Holding that guidelines on airfare advertising were "related to" the rates, routes, or services of an air carrier given that every guideline makes "express reference to [air]fares"

Holding that a decision to stay proceedings "calls for the exercise of judgment, which must weigh competing interests and maintain an even balance"

Holding "there is no Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial" in the claims-allowance process

Holding assertion that grand juror was removed because of race insufficient to state a claim where plaintiff's main supporting factual allegations were that he was "half Mexican" and that he was the only Spanish-speaking grand juror

Finding that a court may consider documents incorporated by reference in the complaint for a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)

Reciting the elements of Washington State unjust enrichment claims

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

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Granting "exclusive jurisdiction" to a federal court handling a bankruptcy case "of all the property, wherever located, of the debtor as of the commencement of such case, and of property of the estate"

Concluding that cause exists to lift the stay because no bankruptcy purpose would be served by keeping the stay in place

Granting district courts the authority to create a remedy with the force of a final judgment

Granting the right of intervention to qualifying persons "unless existing parties adequately represent" them

Determining whether counterclaims are compulsory

Granting FDIC standing to bring civil actions for money damages against the Bank's directors as the successor