Veronica Vincent v. City Colleges of Chicago, Ezekiel Morris, and Chicago Association of Realtors, Inc.

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• noting that dismissal for failure to state a claim is appropriate for plaintiffs who plead themselves out of court
• “Vol- untary cessation of unlawful activity does not moot 28 No. 08-2044 every request for prospective relief . . . .”
• “Evidence of mailing is evidence of delivery.” (citing Hagner v. United States, 285 U.S. 427 (1932))
• “[O]nly the claim—which is to say, enough to alert the defendant to the nature of the grievance—need be pleaded.”
• “Civil Rule 8 calls for a short and plain statement; the plaintiff pleads claims, not facts or legal theories.”
• “Evidence of mailing is evidence of delivery. Although almost any evidence may be refuted, the trier of fact determines whether the presumption of delivery has been overcome.”

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