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ge Other Predicate Acts 16 C. The FAC Fails to Meet the Twombly/Igbal Standard 18 D. The Claim Is Barred by the Statute of Limitations 19 E. The Court Does Not Have Jurisdiction Over Defendants 21 F. Venue Is Improperly Laid in the Southern District of New York 22 CONCLUSION 22 EFTA00307097 Defendants Jeffrey Epstein ("Epstein") and
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:
f the specific factual allegations necessary to establish what Epstein or=actually did during that limitations period to violate 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
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
cifying what Epstein or actually did to violate the statute. Doc. # DC-10084480 v.8 EFTA00298463 Brad Edwards, Esq. May , 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 supp
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
PERSON
Ghislaine Maxwell
PERSONTwombly
PERSONSecond Circuit
ORGANIZATIONBell Atlantic Corp.
ORGANIZATIONthe Southern District
LOCATIONO'Brien
PERSONthe Upper East Side
LOCATIONAbarca
PERSONMorgan Stanley & Co.
ORGANIZATIONCamofi
PERSONWood v. Research Applied Associates
ORGANIZATIONO'Brien v. Nat'l
ORGANIZATIONFahnstock & Co.
ORGANIZATIONSchlaifer Nance & Co.
ORGANIZATIONRiptide Worldwide
ORGANIZATIONBraskem S.A. Sec
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Bradley Edwards
PERSON
United States
LOCATION
Michael Cohen
PERSON