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5, 167 L.Ed.2d 929 (2007)). A court must accept all well-pleaded facts as true and must draw all reasonable inferences in favor of the plaintiff. Twombly, 550 U.S. at 570, 127 S.Ct. 1955. But a court is not bound to accept as true legal conclusions that are couched as factual allegations. lqbal, 55

ugh facts "to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.' lqbal, 556 U.S. at 663, 129 S.Ct. 1937 (auoting / *570 Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly 550 U.S. 544, 570, 127 S.Ct. 1955, 167 L.Ed.2d 929 (2007)). A court must accept all well-pleaded facts as true and must draw all reasonable infere

l be correct, that Dcrshowitz was always free to sue if he felt aggrieved by what he views as her false and defamatory statements about him. But the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure require Dershowitz, at the motion to dismiss stage, to satisfy different requirements from those applied to Plaintiff. The putative "unf

f above the speculative level, on the assumption that all the allegations in the complaint are true (even if doubtful in fact)." Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007) (quotation marks, citations, and footnote omitted). "A claim has facial plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual co

ng that applying the Rule 12(6)(1) standard permits the Court to consider a broader range of materials in resolving the motion). 10 Rule 12(6)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows a party to move for dismissal of a complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Such a motion is rarel

not dismiss the complaint if the plaintiff has stated "enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face." Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 554, 570 (2007). "A claim has SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 EFTA00285671 42 I877DOEC facial plausibility when the

fraud or coercion against any of the defendants; third, the amended complaint impermissibly lumps the defendants together in violation of Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and, fourth, the amended complaint fails to demonstrate that the alleged fraudulent or coercive conduct caused the plaintiff to engage