Legal Opinion
Gibbs v. Republic Tobacco, L.P.
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided September 26, 2000No. 8:00-cv-00874PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT
KOVACHEVICH, District Judge.
This cause is before the Court on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Complaint, (Dkt.14), and Plaintiffs’ response thereto, (Dkt.16).
STANDARD OF REVIEW
A motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) tests the sufficiency of a complaint and requests that the court determine whether the complaint sets forth sufficient allegations to establish a claim for relief. Under Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 45-46, 78 S.Ct. 99, 2 L.Ed.2d 80 (1957), a district court should not dismiss a complaint for failure to state a claim…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hall v. BellmonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. MoitieSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by6 opinions
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