“Ordinarily, a court decides a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim looking only at the face of the complaint.” E.H. v. Miss. Dep't of Educ., No. 3:12-cv-00474-DPJ-FKB, 2013 WL 4787354, at *1 (S.D.Miss. Sept. 6, 2013).
“Ordinarily, a court decides a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim looking only at the face of the complaint.” E.H. v. Miss. Dep't of Educ., No. 3:12-cv-00474-DPJ-FKB, 2013 WL 4787354, at *1 (S.D.Miss. Sept. 6, 2013).
Even with purely jurisdictional questions under Rule 12(b)(1), discovery is appropriate in some cases. E.H. v. Miss. Dep't of Educ., 3:12-CV-00474-DPJ, 2013 WL 4787354 (S.D. Miss. Sept. 6, 2013) (citing Freeman v. United States, 556 F.3d 326, 341 (5th Cir. 2009)). As explained by the Fifth Circuit,
Defendants offer a number of arguments to carry this factual dispute, but they are misplaced at the 12(b)(6) stage. See E.H. v. Miss. Dep't of Educ., No. 3:12-cv-00474-DPJ-FKB, 2013 WL 4787354, at *1 (S.D. Miss. Sept. 6, 2013) ("Ordinarily, a court decides a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim looking only at the face of the complaint." (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(d)).