Can a motion to dismiss a civil rights claim be successful on vague, conclusive allegations of official participation in civil rights violations?
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The following excerpt is from Wright v. Grannis, CASE NO. 09-CV-2566 JLS (BLM) (S.D. Cal. 2011):
suffered. Plaintiff cannot overcome a motion to dismiss by simply setting forth vague and conclusory allegations of official participation in civil rights violations. Ivey v. Bd. of Regents, 673 F.2d 266, 268 (9th Cir. 1982).
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