· 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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