12 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 257,305 times 280 Legal Analyses
Holding for a complaint to survive Rule 12(b), it must "state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face"
Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly
550 U.S. 544 (2007) Cited 270,937 times 367 Legal Analyses
Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "
Marsh v. Butler County
268 F.3d 1014 (11th Cir. 2001) Cited 1,548 times
Holding that a supervisory official "can have no respondeat superior liability for a section 1983 claim."
Watts v. Fla. Int'l
495 F.3d 1289 (11th Cir. 2007) Cited 1,132 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a complaint is sufficient if it identifies facts that are suggestive enough to render the necessary elements plausible
Davis v. Coca-Cola Bottling
516 F.3d 955 (11th Cir. 2008) Cited 958 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that hiring decisions were "discrete acts of discrimination" that could not go forward under the continuing-violation doctrine
United Tech. Corp. v. Mazer
556 F.3d 1260 (11th Cir. 2009) Cited 888 times
Holding that " court without personal jurisdiction is powerless to take further action"
Strat. Income Fund v. Spear, Leeds Kellogg
305 F.3d 1293 (11th Cir. 2002) Cited 703 times 1 Legal Analyses
Deciding that the third amended complaint, which contained 127 paragraphs, all incorporated by reference into nine separate counts created an "onerous task" for the trial court to sift through
Magluta v. Samples
256 F.3d 1282 (11th Cir. 2001) Cited 535 times
Holding that a complaint was a shotgun complaint when, among other issues, the complaint was 58-pages long and contained at least 146 numbered paragraphs
Beckwith v. Bellsouth Telecommunications
146 F. App'x 368 (11th Cir. 2005) Cited 307 times
Finding a complaint deficient because “[i]t is virtually impossible to ascertain what factual allegations correspond with each claim and which claim is directed at which defendant”
Poblete v. Goldberg
680 F. Supp. 2d 18 (D.D.C. 2009) Cited 15 times
Granting unopposed motion to dismiss as conceded after plaintiff filed no timely opposition and did not seek an extension of time to do so
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 351,086 times 937 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 158,801 times 196 Legal Analyses
Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Wright v. Bank of America

12 Cited authorities

Holding for a complaint to survive Rule 12(b), it must "state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face"

Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "

Holding that a supervisory official "can have no respondeat superior liability for a section 1983 claim."

Holding that a complaint is sufficient if it identifies facts that are suggestive enough to render the necessary elements plausible

Holding that hiring decisions were "discrete acts of discrimination" that could not go forward under the continuing-violation doctrine

Holding that " court without personal jurisdiction is powerless to take further action"

Deciding that the third amended complaint, which contained 127 paragraphs, all incorporated by reference into nine separate counts created an "onerous task" for the trial court to sift through

Holding that a complaint was a shotgun complaint when, among other issues, the complaint was 58-pages long and contained at least 146 numbered paragraphs

Finding a complaint deficient because “[i]t is virtually impossible to ascertain what factual allegations correspond with each claim and which claim is directed at which defendant”

Granting unopposed motion to dismiss as conceded after plaintiff filed no timely opposition and did not seek an extension of time to do so

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. . . ."