· 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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