11 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 267,813 times 281 Legal Analyses
Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 280,791 times 369 Legal Analyses
Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing
Jackson v. Bellsouth Telecomms.
372 F.3d 1250 (11th Cir. 2004) Cited 1,865 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the same analysis applies to federal and Florida RICO claims
Quality Foods v. Latin Am. Agribusiness Devel
711 F.2d 989 (11th Cir. 1983) Cited 897 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that liberalized consideration of complaint espoused in Conley "is particularly true in an antitrust suit where the proof and details of the alleged conspiracy are largely in the hands of the alleged co-conspirators."
Lopez v. Target Corp.
676 F.3d 1230 (11th Cir. 2012) Cited 72 times
Finding the Fifth Circuit's reasoning in Arguello to be persuasive
N. Tr. Co. v. Peters
69 F.3d 123 (7th Cir. 1995) Cited 94 times
Concluding that a "party can plead himself out of court by . . . alleging facts which . . . demonstrate that he has no legal claim"
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 362,607 times 962 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 164,455 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 1981 - Equal rights under the law
42 U.S.C. § 1981 Cited 38,918 times 265 Legal Analyses
Granting equal rights to "make and enforce contracts" without regard to race
Section 12101 - Findings and purpose
42 U.S.C. § 12101 Cited 24,270 times 67 Legal Analyses
Finding a pattern of " unnecessary discrimination and prejudice" that "costs the United States billions of dollars in unnecessary expenses resulting from dependency and nonproductivity"
Section 1981a - Damages in cases of intentional discrimination in employment
42 U.S.C. § 1981a Cited 4,239 times 55 Legal Analyses
Finding that "additional remedies under Federal law are needed to deter unlawful harassment and intentional discrimination in the workplace"

Williams v. HP Enterprise Services Llc

11 Cited authorities

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

Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing

Holding that the same analysis applies to federal and Florida RICO claims

Holding that liberalized consideration of complaint espoused in Conley "is particularly true in an antitrust suit where the proof and details of the alleged conspiracy are largely in the hands of the alleged co-conspirators."

Finding the Fifth Circuit's reasoning in Arguello to be persuasive

Concluding that a "party can plead himself out of court by . . . alleging facts which . . . demonstrate that he has no legal claim"

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

Finding a pattern of " unnecessary discrimination and prejudice" that "costs the United States billions of dollars in unnecessary expenses resulting from dependency and nonproductivity"

Finding that "additional remedies under Federal law are needed to deter unlawful harassment and intentional discrimination in the workplace"