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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

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:

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

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

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

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