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elementary rules of civil procedure that have governed litigation in the federal courts for the past seventy years. The Court's forced retirement of Conley v. Gibson's “no set of facts” language does not change the fundamental command of Rule 8 as to what a valid complaint must look like. Indeed, the Cou

relief, and the statement must “give the defendant fair notice of what the plaintiff's claim is and the grounds upon which it rests.” Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N.A., 534 U.S. 506, 512 (2002) (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 8); see also Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Case 9:08-cv-80119-KAM Document 54 Entered on FLSD Docket 0

udge the claim "across the line from conceivable to plausible." Twombly, 550 U.S. at 570 (retiring the "unless it appears beyond doubt" standard of Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 45-46 (1957)). See also Papasan v. Allain, 478 U.S. 265, 286 (1986) (the court accepts as true the plaintiffs factual conten

elief, and the statement must "give the defendant fair notice of what the plaintiffs claim is and the grounds upon which it rests." Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N.A. 534 U.S. 506, 512 (2002) (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 8)• see also Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 545 (2007); Dura Phann., Inc. v. Broudo,

nudge the claim "across the line from conceivable to plausible." Twombly 550 U.S. at 570 (retiring the "unless it appears beyond doubt" standard of Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 45-46 (1957)). See also Papasan v. Allain 478 U.S. 265, 286 (1986) (the court accepts as true the plaintiffs factual content

lief, and the statement must "give the defendant fair notice of what the plaintiff's claim is and the grounds upon which it rests." Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N.A., 534 U.S. 506, 512 (2002) (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 8); see also Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twomblv, 550 U.S. 544, 545 (2007); Dura Pharm., Inc. v. Broudo

nudge the claim "across the line from conceivable to plausible." Twombly 550 U.S. at 570 (retiring the "unless it appears beyond doubt" standard of Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 45-46 (1957)). See also Papasan v. Allain 478 U.S. 265, 286 (1986) (the court accepts as true the plaintiffs factual content

lief, and the statement must "give the defendant fair notice of what the plaintiff's claim is and the grounds upon which it rests." Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N.A., 534 U.S. 506, 512 (2002) (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 8); see also Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twomblv, 550 U.S. 544, 545 (2007); Dura Pharm., Inc. v. Broudo

eyond doubt, “even when the complaint is liberally con- strued, that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts which would entitle him to relief.” Id.; Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 45-46, 78 S.Ct. 99, 2 L.Ed.2d 80 (1957). Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a) requires that a complaint contain “a short and

ing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a)(2). The Supreme Court reinforced these liberal pleading standards in Swier- kiewicz v. Sorema N.A., 534 U.S. 506, 512, 122 S.Ct. 992, 152 L.Ed.2d 1 (2002) (ob- serving the “short and plain statement” required by Rule 8 “must simply ‘give the defend