Fourth Circuit· 7/1/2015
Diana Houck v. Substitute Trustee Services
Citations
- 791 F.3d 473
- 2015 WL 3973527
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that “a plaintiff need not demonstrate … that alternative explanations are less likely” to survive a motion to dismiss
- holding that “a plaintiff need not demonstrate … that alternative explanations are less likely” to survive a motion to dismiss
- holding that “a plaintiff need not demonstrate … that alternative explanations are less likely” to survive a motion to dismiss
- holding that “a plaintiff need not demonstrate . . . that alternative explanations are less likely” in order to survive a motion to dismiss
- recognizing that doctrine of cumulative finality applies only where order appealed could have been certified under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b)
- finding a district court improperly “undertook to determine whether a lawful alternative explanation appeared more likely”
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- Kantsevoy v. Lumenr LLCD. Maryland· 2018-03-13· cited 45×
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- Healthcare Real Estate Partner v.Third Circuit· 2019-10-22· cited 24×
- Strickland-Lucas v. Citibank, N.A.D. Maryland· 2017-06-09· cited 18×
- Courtney-Pope v. Bd. of Educ. of Carroll Cnty.D. Maryland· 2018-01-19· cited 14×
- Raab v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.S.D. West Virginia· 2015-12-15· cited 10×
- Arrowsmith v. Lemberg Law, LLC (In re Health Diagnostics Laboratory, Inc.)E.D. Virginia· 2017-03-30· cited 9×
- Smith v. CohnD. Maryland· 2017-10-30· cited 6×
- Linear Electric Co Inc v.Third Circuit· 2017-03-30· cited 5×
- Houck v. Substitute Tr. Servs., Inc. (In re Houck)W.D. North Carolina· 2019-02-15· cited 4×
- Finley Grp. v. Roselli (In re RedF Mktg., LLC)W.D. North Carolina· 2018-07-05· cited 3×
- Brown v. Rapid Response Delivery, Inc.D. Maryland· 2016-12-28· cited 2×
- Fusaro v. DavittD. Maryland· 2018-09-04· cited 2×
- McCrimmon v. Mariner Finance North Carolina, Inc.M.D. North Carolina· 2016-01-05· cited 1×
Cites
27 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
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- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court· 2007-05-21· cited 146,720×
- Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court· 1978-06-21· cited 3,269×
- Stern v. MarshallSupreme Court· 2011-06-23· cited 2,206×
- Francis v. GiacomelliFourth Circuit· 2009-12-02· cited 1,790×
- Swint v. Chambers County CommissionSupreme Court· 1995-03-01· cited 1,403×
- Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. CarpenterSupreme Court· 2009-12-08· cited 931×
- Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. SharifSupreme Court· 2015-05-26· cited 547×
- In Re Thomas James Dyer, Debtor. Nancy Knupfer, Trustee v. John Lindblade, in Re Thomas James Dyer, Debtor, John Lindblade v. Nancy Knupfer, TrusteeNinth Circuit· 2003-03-13· cited 382×
- Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. ArkisonSupreme Court· 2014-06-09· cited 221×
- In Re Shirley Mae TOMLIN, Debtor. COLONIAL AUTO CENTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shirley Mae TOMLIN, Defendant-AppellantFourth Circuit· 1997-02-03· cited 155×
- Richard D. Price, Jr., Formerly Doing Business as Richard D. Price, Jr. & Associates, Limited v. James M. Rochford, Kirk A. Holman, Jack C. VieleySeventh Circuit· 1991-11-08· cited 139×
- In Re Randy Arden Frieouf, Debtor. Randy Arden Frieouf v. United States of America Farm Credit Bank of WichitaTenth Circuit· 1991-07-10· cited 99×
- In Re: Leland M. Bryson, Claimant-Appellant. United States of America v. William M. Bryson, Jr.Fourth Circuit· 2005-05-06· cited 95×
- Equipment Finance Group, Incorporated v. Traverse Computer Brokers, and Synchronized Design and Development Company, IncorporatedFourth Circuit· 1992-09-10· cited 89×
- Sunshine Development, Inc. v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as Liquidating Agent for First Service Bank for SavingsFirst Circuit· 1994-08-22· cited 75×
- Nystedt v. NigroFirst Circuit· 2012-11-20· cited 56×
- William R. McCorkle and Jeane D. McCorkle v. The First Pennsylvania Banking and Trust CompanyFirst Circuit· 1972-04-20· cited 55×
- Scott v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc.E.D. Virginia· 2003-01-14· cited 49×
- Chevron Corporation v. Aaron PageFourth Circuit· 2014-09-24· cited 48×
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