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es to assist Plaintiff in gaining admission to or her career advancement is merely conclusory, and does not satisfy the requirements of Rule 9(b). Greenberg, 198 F.Supp.2d at 583 ("fraudulent intent cannot be inferred merely from the non-performance of a party's representations"). Plaintiff has alleged

raud based claims, it also fails to meet the more 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

Plaintiffs allegations that the Defendants did not act on the alleged promise is insufficient to show that the representation was false when made. Greenberg v. Chrust, 198 F.Supp.2d 578, 583 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) ("failure to fulfill a promise to perform future acts is not grounds for a fraud action" and "frau

78 Brad Edwards, Esq. May 15, 2017 Page 3 Steptoe ccc ot a toottsiTto tto statutes it is relying on. Finally, the Complaint fails to meet the Twombly/Iqbal standard for pleading any claim in federal court. A. The Complaint Fails to Plead Fraud Plaintiff's claim that the Defendants used "fraud" t

d were false when made. That the Defendants did not act on the alleged promise is insufficient to show that the representation was false when made. Greenberg v. Christ, 198 F.Supp.2d 578, 583 (S.D.N.Y. 2002) ("failure to fulfill a promise to perform future acts is not grounds for a fraud action" and "fra

fraud based claims, it also fails to meet the more 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