The following excerpt is from Ninying v. N.Y.C. Fire Dep't, 19-1265 (2nd Cir. 2020):
Threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements, do not suffice."). "Where, as here, the complaint was filed pro se, it must be construed liberally to raise the strongest arguments it suggests. Nonetheless, a pro se complaint must state a plausible claim for relief." Nielsen v. Rabin, 746 F.3d 58, 63 (2d Cir. 2014) (internal quotation marks omitted).
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