Iqbal & The Evolution of Procedural Scholarship

Ashcroft v. Iqbal is a doctrinally instructive case. Iqbal teaches that the test for sufficient pleadings turns on the concept of plausibility.[1] It clarifies that the previous, more permissive understanding of a sufficient pleading under Conley v. Gibson is no more.[2]Iqbal also reflects the Supreme Court’s skepticism regarding district court judges’ ability to manage complex discovery disputes…