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

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Sherman v. City of Davis, No. CIV S- 11-0820 JAM GGH PS (E.D. Cal. 2012):

Defendant brings the instant motion for failure to state a claim based on 92 claims that are barred by the statute of limitations, and because the remaining 14 claims are either barred by Heck v. Humphrey or fail to state a claim.

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