The Twombly/Iqbal pleading standard can be effective in resisting frivolous claims by plaintiffs. This pleading standard demands “more than an unadorned, the-defendant-unlawfully-harmed-me accusation.” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. 1937, 1949 (2009) (citing Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007)). In applying these standards, a court considering a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss need not accept the …
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