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· 6/15/2005

United States v. Dewayne Lewis, Dewayne Lewis v. Susan Bolden, Branch Manager of the Midwest America Federal Credit Union

Citations

  • 411 F.3d 838
  • 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 11245
  • 2005 WL 1398710

How courts have described this case

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

  • recognizing that plaintiffs are not required to allege facts sufficient to defeat affirmative defenses in their complaint
  • affirming dismissal of RFPA on a motion to dismiss based upon the Section 3403(c) exception
  • explaining that dismissal is appropriate “where, as here, the allegations of the complaint itself set forth everything necessary to satisfy the affirmative defense, such as when a complaint plainly reveals that an action is untimely under the governing statute of limitations”
  • explaining that dismissal is appropriate “where, as here, the allegations of the complaint itself set forth everything necessary to satisfy the affirmative defense, such as when a complaint plainly reveals that an action is untimely under the governing statute of limitations”
  • upholding application of 18 U.S.C. § 1514 to enjoin a civil lawsuit filed for illegitimate purposes as witness harassment
  • noting at times courts must resort to monetary sanctions or filing bars to restrain abusive litigants

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Judges: Manion, Rovner, Wood

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