The following excerpt is from Dubrin v. Bonilla, Case No.: 1:11-cv-01484 AWI JLT (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2012):
complaint may be dismissed as a matter of law for two reasons: (1) lack of a cognizable legal theory, or (2) insufficient facts under a cognizable theory. See Navarro v. Block, 250 F.3d 729, 732 (9th Cir. 2001).
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