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required by Rule 8 "must simply 'give the defendant fair notice of what the plaintiffs claim is and the grounds upon which it rests' ") (quoting Conley, 355 U.S. at 47, 78 S.Ct. 99). When presented with a 12(6)(6) motion, the district court may not consider matters outside of the pleadings without

James Spragg, Steven R. Pounian, Kreindler & Kreindler, New York City, Elliot R. Feldman, J. Scott Tarbutton, John M. Popilock, Sean P. Car- ter, Stephen A. Cozen, Cozen O'Connor (Philadelphia), Philadelphia, PA, for Plain- tiffs. David P. Gersch, Arnold & Porter, L.L.P., Donna M. Sheinbach, Michael D. McNe

ert James Spragg, Steven R. Pounian, Kreindler & Kreindler, New York City, Elliot R. Feldman, J. Scott Tarbutton, John M. Popilock, Sean P. Car- ter, Stephen A. Cozen, Cozen O’Connor (Philadelphia), Philadelphia, PA, for Plain- tiffs. David P. Gersch, Arnold & Porter, L.L.P., Donna M. Sheinbach, Michael D. McNeely

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

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cts and issues and to dispose of unmeritorious claims.” Swierkiewicz vy. Sorema, N.A., 534 U.S. 506, 512, 122 S.Ct. 992, 152 L.Ed.2d 1 (2002) (citing Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 47, 78 S.Ct. 99, 2 L.Ed.2d 80 (1957), Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence & Coordination Unit, 507 U.S. 163,