The following excerpt is from Garcia v. Procter & Gable Co., No. 2:17-cv-2591-JAM-EFB PS (E.D. Cal. 2019):
These allegations are too vague and conclusory to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Although the Federal Rules adopt a flexible pleading policy, a complaint must give fair notice and state the elements of the claim plainly and succinctly. Jones v. Community Redev. Agency, 733 F.2d 646, 649 (9th Cir. 1984). Plaintiff must allege with at least some degree of particularity overt acts which defendants engaged in that support plaintiff's claim. Id. The
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