The following excerpt is from Whitsitt v. Hedy Holmes Staffing Servs., No. 2:13-cv-00117-MCE-AC (E.D. Cal. 2015):
In determining whether a complaint states a claim on which relief may be granted, the court accepts as true the allegations in the complaint and construes the allegations in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. Hishon v. King & Spalding, 467 U.S. 69, 73 (1984); Love v. United States, 915 F.2d 1242, 1245 (9th Cir. 1989).
The court may consider facts established by exhibits attached to the complaint. Durning
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