Matter of Berger v. Signac Invs. Ltd.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• observing that “apply[ing] formally for a benefit or opportunity” can “lend[] concrete substance and imminence to an injury”
• noting that “dismissal for lack of standing is generally without prejudice” because “ ‘the absence of standing leaves the court without subject matter jurisdiction to reach a decision on the merits’ ”
• explaining that the party invoking federal jurisdiction must establish the elements of standing
• explaining that where a plaintiff has alleg- edly been denied a benefit or opportunity, evidence that they are “able and ready” to seek the benefit “lends concrete sub- stance and imminence to an injury that would otherwise be purely hypothetical.”
• “a statement of intent to take 16 future action must reflect a concrete intent to do so imminently”
• “[T]he absence of standing leaves the court without subject matter jurisdiction to reach a decision on the merits[.]”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).