Foley v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

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• concluding that the district court improperly considered evidence beyond the allegations in the pleadings
• concluding that the district court improperly considered evidence beyond the allegations in the pleadings
• explaining that even for pro se plaintiffs, courts are not “pigs hunting for truffles in the record” (quotation marks and alterations omitted)
• explaining that when considering Rule 12(b)(6) motions, courts generally limit their review to “the complaint, documents attached to it, and documents expressly incorporated into it”
• explaining that the court must accept as true the well-pleaded allegations and draw all reasonable inferences therefrom in the plaintiff’s favor
• noting that, on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion, courts may consider certain documents not attached to the complaint falling into one or more identified “narrow exceptions” (quoting , 978 F.2d 1, 3 (1st Cir. 1993))

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