What is the standard for dismissing an action for failure to state a claim?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Keniston v. Roberts, 717 F.2d 1295 (9th Cir. 1983):
The controlling standard, first enunciated in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 45-46, 78 S.Ct. 99, 102, 2 L.Ed.2d 80 (1957), is that an action may be dismissed for failure to state a claim only if "it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief."...
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