What is the test for a failure to state a claim?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Ali v. Rogers, 780 F.3d 1229 (9th Cir. 2015):

In reviewing an order dismissing a case for failure to state a claim, we take as true all factual allegations in the complaint and draw all reasonable inferences in the plaintiff's favor. Silva v. Di Vittorio, 658 F.3d 1090, 1101 (9th Cir.2011).

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