12 Virgin Islands opinions name it 2 courts 2011–2025 2 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Virgin Islands courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Phillips v. County of Alleghenygreen2 sentences2015In Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, the United States Supreme Court interpreted Rule 8 to require a complaint to set forth a plausible claim for relief, and articulated the proper standard for evaluating motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim: “a claim requires a complaint with enough factual matter (taken as true) to suggest the required element.” Id. at 822 , citing Robles v. HOVENSA, LLC, 49 V.I. 491, 501 (V.I. 2008); Phillips v. County of Allegheny, 515 F.3d 224, 234 (3d Cir. 2008). 2011Brady’s Complaint was not Sufficiently Pied Under Rule 12(b)(6) Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), a party may move to have a claim dismissed “for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.” The adequacy of a complaint is governed by the general rules of pleading set forth in Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 24 In Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly 25 and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 26 the United States Supreme Court interpreted Rule 8 to require a complaint to set forth a plausible claim for relief, and articulated the proper standard for evaluating motions to d | 3 | 3 |
Robles v. Hovensa, L.L.C.green2 sentences2015In Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, the United States Supreme Court interpreted Rule 8 to require a complaint to set forth a plausible claim for relief, and articulated the proper standard for evaluating motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim: “a claim requires a complaint with enough factual matter (taken as true) to suggest the required element.” Id. at 822 , citing Robles v. HOVENSA, LLC, 49 V.I. 491, 501 (V.I. 2008); Phillips v. County of Allegheny, 515 F.3d 224, 234 (3d Cir. 2008). 2011Brady’s Complaint was not Sufficiently Pied Under Rule 12(b)(6) Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), a party may move to have a claim dismissed “for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.” The adequacy of a complaint is governed by the general rules of pleading set forth in Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 24 In Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly 25 and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 26 the United States Supreme Court interpreted Rule 8 to require a complaint to set forth a plausible claim for relief, and articulated the proper standard for evaluating motions to d | 2 | 3 |
Joseph v. Bureau of Correctionsgreen2 sentences2017In that case, the Supreme Court of the United States “reinterpreted Rule 8 [of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure] to require a complaint [filed in federal court] to set forth a plausible claim for relief, thus allowing courts to dismiss . . . complaints that fail to meet that standard.” Joseph v. Bureau of Corr., 54 V.I. 644, 649 (V.I. 2011). 2012Joseph, 54 V.I. at 649-50 . | 1 | 2 |
United States v. Howardgreen1 sentence2013See also United States v. Howard, 621 F.3d 433, 447 (6th Cir. 2010), cert. denied, 131 S.Ct. 1623 (2011); United States v. Ward, 89 Fed. | 1 | 1 |
United States v. Wardgreen1 sentence2013See also United States v. Howard, 621 F.3d 433, 447 (6th Cir. 2010), cert. denied, 131 S.Ct. 1623 (2011); United States v. Ward, 89 Fed. | 1 | 1 |
Ellis v. United Statesgreen1 sentence2013See also United States v. Howard, 621 F.3d 433, 447 (6th Cir. 2010), cert. denied, 131 S.Ct. 1623 (2011); United States v. Ward, 89 Fed. | 1 | 1 |
Santiago v. Warminster Townshipgreen1 sentence2011Santiago , at 131. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virgin Islands. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly
green
2 sentences2012The United States Supreme Court held that under Rule 8, a complaint must set forth a plausible claim for relief Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 , 127 S. Ct. 1955 , 167 L. 2012The United States Supreme Court held that under Rule 8, a complaint must set forth a plausible claim for relief Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 , 127 S. Ct. 1955 , 167 L. | 4 | 2011–2025 |
Ashcroft v. Iqbal
green
2 sentences2015Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678-79 , 129 S. Ct. 1937 , 173 L. 2015Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678-79 , 129 S. Ct. 1937 , 173 L. | 3 | 2011–2015 |
Marco St. Croix, Inc. v. Virgin Islands Housing Authority
green
1 sentence2025Croix, Inc., 62 V.I. 586 , 590 n.2 (V.L 2015) (quoting Hoosier Energy Rural Elec. | 1 | 2025–2025 |
Brady v. Cintron
green
1 sentence2015In Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, the United States Supreme Court interpreted Rule 8 to require a complaint to set forth a plausible claim for relief, and articulated the proper standard for evaluating motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim: “a claim requires a complaint with enough factual matter (taken as true) to suggest the required element.” Id. at 822 , citing Robles v. HOVENSA, LLC, 49 V.I. 491, 501 (V.I. 2008); Phillips v. County of Allegheny, 515 F.3d 224, 234 (3d Cir. 2008). | 1 | 2015–2015 |
Rivero v. Timblin
neutral
1 sentence2012The term ‘dram’ refers to a unit of liquid measure used during the colonial period.” Rivero v. Timblin, 12 Pa. D. & C. 5th 233 , 235 n. 2 (Pa. Com. | 1 | 2012–2012 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.