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Relevant SCOTUS cases on pleading standards and venue:
- Bell Atlantic v. Twombly (pleading standards)
- Ashcroft v. Iqbal (pleading standards)
- TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands (2017) (patent venue)
Examples of copyright complaints:
- Griner v. Jake’s Fireworks, Inc. (Success Kid complaint) (Eddy)
- Success Kid Attachment 1 (exhibits) (Eddy)
- Success Kid Attachment 2 (civil cover sheet) (Eddy)
- Bourne Co. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. (Family Guy) (Olga)
- Roberts v. Gordy (Rick Ross & LMFAO) (Travis, I think; correct me if I’m wrong)
- Williams v. Bridgeport Music, Inc. (Blurred Lines) (Julio, also Pedro via email earlier in day)
- Whitmill v. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. (Tyson tattoo) (Shane)
- Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. Hotfile Corp. (cloud storage) (Alexandra)
- Herman v. Bizar (Alexandra)
- Sample RIAA P2P filesharing complaint (Matt and Julio)
- Auerbach v. Pizza Hut, Inc. (The Black Keys Gold on the Ceiling) (Matt and Julio)
- BMG Rights Management (US) LLC v. Cox Enterprises, Inc. (ISPs & P2P) (Matt and Julio)
- Spry Fox, LLC v. LOLApps, Inc. (Triple Town video game) (Julio)
- IO Group Inc. v. Gonzales (video P2P) (Julio)
- Universal Studios v. Perez Hilton (The Break-Up) (Julio)
Examples of patent complaints:
- Amended Complaint, Apple v. Samsung I (N.D. Cal filed Jun. 16, 2011)
- Amended complaint, Apple v. Samsung II (N.D. Cal. filed Aug. 31, 2012)
- Progressive v. AMGTM (design patent complaint)
Subject matter jurisdiction/venue:
- 28 U.S. Code § 1331 – Federal question
- 28 U.S. Code § 1332 – Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs
- 28 U.S. Code § 1367 – Supplemental jurisdiction
- 28 U.S. Code § 1338 – Patents, plant variety protection, copyrights, mask works, designs, trademarks, and unfair competition
- 28 U.S. Code § 1400 – Patents and copyrights, mask works, and designs
- 28 U.S. Code § 2201 – Declaratory judgment act
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- Rule 4. Summons
- Rule 8. General Rules of Pleading
- Rule 9. Pleading Special Matters
- Rule 10. Form of Pleadings
- Rule 11. Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court; Sanctions
- Rule 12. Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
- Rule 84. Forms (Abrogated, eff. Dec. 1, 2015, also abrogating old forms 18 and 19).
Southern District of Florida website
- General information
- Local area rules
- Internal operating procedures
- Civil filing requirements
- Civil cover sheet (modified by S.D. Fla.)
- Barebones complaint
State long-arm statutes:
- Florida long-arm statute, Florida Stat. Ann § 48.193
- Pennsylvania long-arm statute, 42 Pa. C.S.A. 5322
Revised Apr. 9, 2018