Malleus v. George’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 federal appellate · 16 district ·

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 94 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) identifying the elements of the claim, (2) reviewing the complaint to strike conclusory allegations, and then (3) looking at the well-pleaded components of the complaint and evaluating whether all of the elements identified in part one of the inquiry are sufficiently alleged.”

   10 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Chambers v. Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. · Doe v. Casino

2. “To determine the sufficiency of a complaint, a court must take three steps. First, the court must "tak[e] note of the elements a plaintiff must plead to state a claim." Second, the court should identify allegations that, "because they are no more than conclusions, are not entitled to the assumption of truth." Third, "whe[n] there are well-pleaded factual allegations, a court should assume their veracity and then determine whether they plausibly give rise to an entitlement for relief."”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lawmen Supply Co. of N.J., Inc. v. Glock, Inc. · 319 F. Supp. 3d 754 - Silvertop Assocs., Inc. v. Kangaroo Mfg., Inc.

3. “A motion to dismiss should be granted if the plaintiff is unable to plead 'enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Chambers v. Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. · Lawmen Supply Co. of N.J., Inc. v. Glock, Inc.