Marqus Stevenson v. City of Seat Pleasant, MD

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the appellants “waived any challenge” to the district court’s dismissal of multiple claims by failing to present arguments on appeal regarding those claims
• holding that a plaintiff had waived an issue raised by a defendant in a motion to dismiss by failing to respond
• holding that plaintiffs are “not required to use any precise or magical words in their pleading[s]”
• noting that plaintiff cannot create issue of fact by submitting an affidavit contradicting plaintiff’s own prior testimony
• finding that incorporating by reference background paragraphs of the complaint into a particular count did not put defendants on notice that they were included in the claim
• noting that even though a motion to dismiss is not challenged, the district court nevertheless has an obligation to review the motion to ensure that dismissal is proper

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