Feldman & Trost v. District 6 Board of Education

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true and construing all reasonable inferences in the plaintiff’s favor. Id. at 458. To state a claim for relief, a plaintiff need only provide a short and plain statement of the claim showing he is entitled to relief and giving defendants fair notice of the claims. Maddox v. Love, 655 F.3d 709, 718 (7th Cir. 2011). However, the complaint must set forth facts that plausibly demonstrate a claim for relief. Bell Atl. Corp v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 547 (2007). A plausible claim is one that alleges factual content from which the Court can reasonably infer that defendants are liable for the misconduct alleged. Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009). Merely reciting the elements of a cause of action or supporting claims with conclusory statements is insufficient to state a claim. Id. The complaint must do more than assert a right to relief that is “speculative.” Virnich v. Vonvald, 664 F.3d 206, 212 (7th Cir. 2011). B. Analysis4 Throughout their response Plaintiffs cite nonexistent cases or contend that cases, although real, stand for wholly unsupported or undiscussed legal conclusions. For example, Plaintiffs cite “Doe v. Madison Metro. Sch.