19 Cited authorities

Ashcroft v. Iqbal
556 U.S. 662 (2009) Cited 266,691 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 279,746 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
Marsh v. Butler County
268 F.3d 1014 (11th Cir. 2001) Cited 1,572 times
Holding that an official's complete inaction in the face of an excessive risk of inmate violence constitutes deliberate indifference
Davis v. Coca-Cola Bottling
516 F.3d 955 (11th Cir. 2008) Cited 973 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 918 times
Holding that " court without personal jurisdiction is powerless to take further action"
Financial Sec. v. Stephens, Inc.
500 F.3d 1276 (11th Cir. 2007) Cited 641 times
Holding that it is appropriate to consider a document attached to a motion to dismiss when "a plaintiff refers to a document in its complaint, the document is central to its claim, its contents are not in dispute, and the defendant attaches the document to its motion to dismiss"
Strat. Income Fund v. Spear, Leeds Kellogg
305 F.3d 1293 (11th Cir. 2002) Cited 719 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
Farguson v. Mbank Houston, N.A.
808 F.2d 358 (5th Cir. 1986) Cited 933 times
Holding that pro se litigants have "no license to harass others, clog the judicial machinery with meritless litigation, and abuse already overloaded court dockets."
Magluta v. Samples
256 F.3d 1282 (11th Cir. 2001) Cited 546 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
U.S. v. Baxter Intern., Inc.
345 F.3d 866 (11th Cir. 2003) Cited 396 times
Holding that, under MSP, " any payment that Medicare does make is secondary and is subject to reimbursement from sources of primary coverage under the statute," regardless of whether those sources can be expected to pay promptly
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 361,353 times 960 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 163,831 times 197 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

19 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 an official's complete inaction in the face of an excessive risk of inmate violence constitutes deliberate indifference

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"

Holding that it is appropriate to consider a document attached to a motion to dismiss when "a plaintiff refers to a document in its complaint, the document is central to its claim, its contents are not in dispute, and the defendant attaches the document to its motion to dismiss"

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 pro se litigants have "no license to harass others, clog the judicial machinery with meritless litigation, and abuse already overloaded court dockets."

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

Holding that, under MSP, " any payment that Medicare does make is secondary and is subject to reimbursement from sources of primary coverage under the statute," regardless of whether those sources can be expected to pay promptly

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. . . ."