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Second Circuit· 1/24/1992

Day v. Moscow

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  • 955 F.2d 807

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  • noting that “when all relevant facts are shown by the court’s own records, of which the court takes notice, the defense may be upheld on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion”
  • filing a notice of claim was not a condition precedent to bringing a Section 1983 claim in federal court
  • filing a notice of claim was not a condition precedent to bringing a § 1983 claim in federal court
  • court may take judicial notice of its records for the purpose of a res judicata defense raised by a motion to dismiss without requiring defendant to raise defense by answer
  • “Rule 12() designed for excision of material from a pleading, not for dismissal of claims in their entirety.”
  • “[W]hen all relevant facts are shown by the court’s own records, of which the court takes notice, the defense [of res judicata] may be upheld on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion without requiring an answer.”

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