McCleary-Evans v. Maryland Dept. of Transportation

  • Facts: π applied for 2 jobs at ∆, but was rejected for both. Sues ∆. Alleged that it happens, and says nothing else.
  • Issue: Was π's pleading proper under FRCP 8(a), (c)?
  • Rule: FRCP 8(a), (c)
  • Holding: No, because—while possible—the pleaded events were not plasible without more allegations or evidence.
  • Reasoning: Twombly & Iqbal changed the federal pleading requirements from Conley's notice-pleading standard to the plausibility-pleading standard.
  • Judgment: uhhhh