Does Rule 9(b) require specific specificity in a claim of fraud or mistake?
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The following excerpt is from Carolina Johnson v. Fsb, No. 2:10-cv-02567-GEB-KJM (E.D. Cal. 2010):
Rule 9(b) provides that "[i]n alleging fraud or mistake, a party must state with particularity the circumstances constituting fraud or mistake." The required specificity includes the "time, place, and specific content of the false representations as well as the identities of the parties to the misrepresentations." Swartz v. KPMG LLP, 476 F.3d 756, 764 (9th Cir. 2007) (quotation omitted).
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