Smith v. Washington Post Company

How courts have described this case

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

• “there is no requirement that a plaintiff attach a copy of the underlying contract to his complaint”
• “[A] motion to strike is a disfavored, drastic remedy[.] Courts rarely grant motions to dismiss or strike class allegations before there is a chance for discovery.”
• declaratory judgment action appropriately seeking guidance regarding existence of binding implied contract

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Badwal v. Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia
  District of Columbia· 2015-09-28· cited 60×
• Lannan Found. v. Gingold
  D.C. Circuit· 2017-10-25· cited 22×
• Alvarez v. Keystone Plus Construction Corporation
  District of Columbia· 2014-04-11· cited 18×
• In Re: McCormick & Company, Inc., Pepper Products Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation
  District of Columbia· 2016-11-11· cited 15×
• Friends Christian High School v. Geneva Financial Consultants, LLC
  District of Columbia· 2014-04-24· cited 10×
• Bradford v. George Washington University
  District of Columbia· 2017-04-18· cited 10×
• Williams v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
  District of Columbia· 2017-03-29· cited 6×
• Bradley Patton v. Mike Fitzhugh
  Sixth Circuit· 2025-03-13· cited 6×
• Lannan Foundation v. Gingold
  District of Columbia· 2017-10-25
• Ross v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
  District of Columbia· 2020-07-21
• Matiella v. Murdock Street LLC
  District of Columbia· 2023-07-21
• Pride v. U.S. Department of Agriculture
  District of Columbia· 2024-08-23
• Iyer v. George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
  District of Columbia· 2025-08-01
• Fisher v. Yellen
  District of Columbia· 2025-09-30

Cites

44 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Ashcroft v. Iqbal
  Supreme Court· 2009-05-18· cited 149,772×
• Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly
  Supreme Court· 2007-05-21· cited 146,720×
• Conley v. Gibson
  Supreme Court· 1957-11-18· cited 30,380×
• Charles Kowal v. MCI Communications Corporation
  D.C. Circuit· 1994-03-01· cited 1,980×
• Dolly Kyle Browning and Direct Outstanding Creations Corporation v. William Jefferson Clinton
  D.C. Circuit· 2002-08-01· cited 1,521×
• Myrna O'Dell Firestone v. Leonard K. Firestone
  D.C. Circuit· 1996-02-16· cited 1,378×
• Atherton v. District of Columbia Office of the Mayor
  D.C. Circuit· 2009-06-02· cited 985×
• Barnes v. Gorman
  Supreme Court· 2002-06-17· cited 655×
• Harris v. Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  D.C. Circuit· 1997-10-10· cited 165×
• Dearth v. Holder
  D.C. Circuit· 2011-04-15· cited 144×
• News World Communications, Inc. v. Thompsen
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2005-07-14· cited 118×
• In Re Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation
  D.C. Circuit· 2013-08-09· cited 110×
• Gray v. First Winthrop Corp.
  N.D. California· 1990-10-25· cited 105×
• In Re Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wage & Hour Litigation
  N.D. California· 2007-05-29· cited 95×
• Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches v. United States Navy
  D.C. Circuit· 2012-11-02· cited 70×
• Barnes v. District of Columbia
  District of Columbia· 2012-09-28· cited 65×
• Spicer v. Pier Sixty LLC
  S.D. New York· 2010-07-27· cited 53×
• English-Speaking Un v. Johnson, James
  D.C. Circuit· 2004-01-16· cited 47×
• Prouty v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
  District of Columbia· 1983-10-06· cited 38×
• Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Department of Commerce
  District of Columbia· 2004-09-30· cited 34×