Umland v. Planco Financial Services - Third Circuit - Septembe 9, 2008
http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/064688p.pdf
In light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, ___ U.S. ___, 127 S. Ct. 1955 (2007), we have cautioned that the factual allegations in the complaint must not be “so undeveloped that it does not provide a defendant the type of notice of claim which is contemplated by Rule 8.” Phillips v. County of Allegheny, 515 F.3d 224, 233 (3d Cir. 2008).
In addition, “it is no longer sufficient to allege mere elements of a cause of action; instead ‘a complaint must allege facts suggestive of [the proscribed] conduct.’ ” Id. (alteration in original) (quoting Twombly, 127 S. Ct. at 1969 n.8).
We have interpreted Twombly’s emphasis on “plausibility” to mean that the complaint’s “ ‘[f]actual allegations must be enough to raise a right to relief above the speculative level.’ ” Id. at 234 (quoting Twombly, 127 S. Ct. at 1965).
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