Silver v. Wycombe

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that “[w]here a complaint pleads facts that are merely consistent with a defendant’s liability, it stops short of the line between possibility and plausibility” (internal quotation marks and citations omitted)
• allegations that are merely consistent with liability do not cross the line from possible to plausible
• “Naked assertions devoid of further factual enhancement do not suffice, nor do threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements.”
• “Where a complaint pleads facts that are merely consistent with a defendant’s liability, it stops short of the line between possibility and plausibility [under Rule 12(b)(6)].” (internal quotation marks and citations omitted)
• “Where a complaint pleads facts that are merely consistent with a defendant’s liability, it stops short of the line between possibility and plausibility [under Rule 12(b)(6)].” (internal quotation marks and citations omitted)
• reviewing Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) dismissal de novo

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).