The following excerpt is from Dwares v. City of New York, 985 F.2d 94 (2nd Cir. 1993):
Finally, we disagree with the district court's ruling that the complaint did not sufficiently allege conspiracy. We have, of course, repeatedly held that in order to state a claim of conspiracy under 1983 the complaint must contain more than mere conclusory allegations. See, e.g., Spear v. Town of West Hartford, 954 F.2d 63, 68 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 113 S.Ct. 66, 121 L.Ed.2d 33 (1992);
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