Civil Pleading Requirements After Bell Atlantic Corporation v. Twombly and Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Barbour, Emily C.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Courts;    Civil procedure;    Class actions (Civil procedure);   

RP-ID  :  R41077
RP-ID  :  R41077_2010Jul01

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the U.S. Supreme Court 2007 and 2009 decisions, Bell Atlantic Corporation v. Twombly and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, governing whether a civil complaint filed in federal court will survive a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim.