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· 11/10/2008

Giragosian v. Ryan

Citations

  • 547 F.3d 59
  • 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 23082
  • 2008 WL 4837761

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that court may not consider material outside the complaint unless it converts the motion to dismiss into one for summary judgment
  • holding \'documents from prior state court adjudications'\ properly considered in resolving 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss
  • noting that a court may consider “matters of public record,” including “documents from prior state court adjudications,” in resolving a motion to dismiss
  • noting that a court may consider “matters of public record,” including “documents from prior state court adjudications,” in resolving a motion to dismiss
  • stating that “[w]hen ruling on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss, a district court . . . may also consider documents incorporated by reference in [the complaint], matters of public record, and other matters susceptible to judicial notice”
  • explaining that on motion to dismiss, court is limited to considering facts and documents that are part of or incorporated into complaint and “documents incorporated by reference in [the complaint], matters of public record, and other matters susceptible to judicial notice”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Torruella, Baldock, Lipez

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