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· 12/3/2017

Valentino B Lee v. State of Florida

How courts have described this case

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

  • explaining that a party “may not switch theo- ries and transform [its] position on appeal”
  • explaining that when a document contra- dicts the complaint’s allegations “about what the document is or says,” the document governs (internal quotation marks omitted)
  • recognizing a district court may consider exhibits to a complaint when ruling on a motion to dismiss
  • explaining that a motion for a new trial is not limited to arguments advanced in a pre-verdict motion
  • noting that because “the plaintiff is the master of the complaint,” we will consider “all documents that are attached to the complaint or incorporated into it by reference” (cleaned up)
  • holding that nearly identical allegations were conclusory

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