In what circumstances will a federal court dismiss a complaint for failure to state an equal protection claim?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Thomas v. City of New York, 143 F.3d 31 (2nd Cir. 1998):

We review de novo a district court's dismissal of a complaint for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), see Belliveau v. Stevenson, 123 F.3d 107, 108 (2d Cir.1997), and we affirm such a dismissal only where "it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim

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