Alvarez v. Doe

1 Citing case

  1. Ismael v. City of N.Y.

    17-cv-1825 (AJN) (S.D.N.Y. Sep. 28, 2018)   Cited 6 times

    Further, particularly in a civil rights suit, the Court must "construe a pleading filed by a pro se plaintiff to raise the strongest clam it suggests." Alvarez v. Doe, No. 11-CV-8832 (AJN), 2012 WL 4834186, at *1 (citing Chavis v. Chappius, 618 F.3d 162, 170 (2d Cir. 2010) and Weixel v. Bd. of Educ., 287 F.3d 138, 146 (2d Cir. 2002)). Applying the foregoing principles, to survive a motion for judgment on the pleadings, "a complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face."