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ew York. As a result, personal jurisdiction over the 21 EFTA00307118 Defendants would have to be based on tortious conduct allegedly committed in New York. CPLR 302(a)(2). As explained below, however, there are insufficient allegations of tortious conduct during the limitations period upon which Plaint
re relaxed pleading standards set forth by the United States Supreme Court in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 127 S.Ct. 1955 (2007) and Ashcroft v. Igbal, 129 S.Ct. 1937 (2009). These two decisions set forth the basic requirements for pleading a claim. As explained and applied by the Second Circuit:
the statute. III. The Court Does Not Have Jurisdiction Over Defendants The Complaint alleges without elaboration that Defendants are residents of New York. Cplt. ¶ ¶ 4, 8. However, the Complaint alleges no facts to support this assertion. in fact, as you know, you cannot support these allegations of
fendant's liability, it stops short of the line between possibility and plausibility of entitlement to relief. Wood, 328 Fed.Appx. at 747 (quoting Igbal, 129 S.Ct. at 1949). Here, at best, the Complaint merely parrots the statutory elements of a Section 1595 claim regarding fraud and coercion withou
2017 Page 10 III. The Court Does Not Have Jurisdiction Over Defendants The Complaint alleges without elaboration that Defendants are residents of New York. Cplt. II 4, 8. However, the Complaint alleges no facts to support this assertion. In fact, as you know, you cannot support these allegations of tie
fendant's liability, it stops short of the line between possibility and plausibility of entitlement to relief. Wood, 328 Fed.Appx. at 747 (quoting Igbal, 129 S.Ct. at 1949). Here, the Complaint merely parrots the statutory elements of a Section 1595 claim regarding fraud and coercion. As described i
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Ghislaine Maxwell
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United States
LOCATIONthe Southern District
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Marc Rich
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Bradley Edwards
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Michael Cohen
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Andy Warhol
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