Legal Opinion
Maine Education Ass'n Benefits Trust v. Cioppa
District Court, D. Maine
Decided February 3, 2012No. 1:11-cv-381-GZSPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS
GEORGE Z. SINGAL, District Judge.
Before the Court is Defendant’s Partial Motion to Dismiss (Docket # 30). For the reasons explained herein, the Court GRANTS the Motion.
I. LEGAL STANDARD
A motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) tests the “legal sufficiency” of a complaint. Gomes v. Univ. of Me. Sys., 304 F.Supp.2d 117, 120 (D.Me.2004). The general rules of pleading require a “short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a)(2). This short and plain statement…
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