Swifty filing7/6/2023 ![]() Taylor returned to Defendant's property to resume his residency there, and almost immediately, Defendant terminated Ms. Approximately one week later, Defendant also terminated Mr. ![]() ![]() Though initially giving no reason for the terminations, Defendant later claimed that they were due to Plaintiffs' filing of false reports with law enforcement. Leken's mother, contacted Defendant and left a message stating that she believed Defendant's actions were unlawful and that Plaintiffs would be hiring an attorney and pursuing claims for sex discrimination and retaliation against Defendant. Before Plaintiffs were 3 Case 4:20-cv-00228-SEB-DML Document 31 Filed 08/04/21 of 15 PageID #: 122 able to do so, however, Defendant filed a lawsuit against Plaintiffs. Two of the Defendant's claims were dismissed, and the remainder are pending. Standard of Review “To survive a motion to dismiss, a complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to ‘state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.’” Ashcroft v. At minimum, a plaintiff is required to support its complaint with “‘some specific facts.’” McCauley v. “Threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements, do not suffice” to withstand the requirements of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8 and 12(b)(6). How much specificity is required may vary from case to case, but “‘the plaintiff must give enough details about the subject-matter of the case to present a story that holds together.’” McCauley, 671 F.3d at 616 (quoting Swanson v. A party moving to dismiss nonetheless bears a weighty burden. “nce a claim has been stated adequately, it may be supported by showing any set of facts consistent with the allegations in the complaint.” Twombly, 550 U.S. 1 Plaintiffs in their arguments rely heavily on the notice pleading standard espoused in Conley v. ![]()
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