Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Decision Date16 June 2008
Docket NumberNo. 07–1015.,07–1015.
Citation76 USLW 3654,171 L.Ed.2d 863,128 S.Ct. 2931,76 USLW 3649,76 USLW 3417,77 USLW 3018,554 U.S. 902
PartiesJohn D. ASHCROFT, former Attorney General, et al., petitioners, v. Javaid IQBAL, et al.
CourtU.S. Supreme Court
OPINION TEXT STARTS HERE

Case below, 490 F.3d 143.

*2932 Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted.

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  • Cellular Technical Services Co. v. Trueposition
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Connecticut
    • February 12, 2009
    ...for assessing the adequacy of pleadings," Iqbal v. Hasty, 490 F.3d 143, 155 (2d Cir.2007), cert. granted by Ashcroft v. Iqbal, ___ U.S. ___, 128 S.Ct. 2931, 171 L.Ed.2d 863 (2008), the Second Circuit has instructed that Twombly "requir[es] a flexible `plausibility standard,' which obligates......
  • Webster v. Fischer
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Northern District of New York
    • March 9, 2010
    ...acts were occurring. Iqbal v. Hasty, 490 F.3d 143, 152-53 (2d Cir.2007), rev'd on other grounds, sub nom., Ashcroft v. Iqbal, ___ U.S. ___, 128 S.Ct. 2931, 171 L.Ed.2d 863 (2009); see also, Richardson, 347 F.3d at 435; Wright, 21 F.3d at 501; Williams v. Smith, 781 F.2d 319, 323-24 (2d 1. C......
  • Coal. For A Level Playing Field, L.L.C. v. AutoZone, Inc.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Southern District of New York
    • September 7, 2010
    ...anticipated that the Supreme Court would review the Second Circuit's decision. That prediction proved true, Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 554 U.S. 902, 128 S.Ct. 2931, 171 L.Ed.2d 863 (2008), and the Court deferred consideration of defendants' motions until after the Supreme Court decided Iqbal. 7 One......
  • Craft v. Wright
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of New Mexico
    • December 2, 2019
    ...so-called supervisory liability (see Dodds v. Richardson , 614 F.3d 1185, 1199-1200 (10th Cir. 2010) ; Ashcroft v. Iqbal , 554 U.S. 902, 128 S. Ct. 2931, 171 L.Ed.2d 863 (2008) ) as to Wright, his current pleading omits all allegations that Wright created a policy or was deliberately indiff......
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