Legal Opinion
Bodman v. Maine, Department of Health & Human Services
District Court, D. Maine
Decided June 22, 2010No. 1:10-cr-00105PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS
GEORGE Z. SINGAL, District Judge.
Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint (Docket #4). For the reasons that follow, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Defendant’s 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.…
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