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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) authorizes dismissal of a complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The complaint must be liberally construed in the plaintiff's favor, and all facts pleaded in the complaint must be taken as true.

In order to survive a Rule 12(b)(6) motion, a plaintiff must provide the grounds of his entitlement to relief. This requires more than labels and conclusions, and a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of action will not do.

12(b)(6) tests the legal sufficiency of the complaint. In ruling on the motion the allegations of the complaint must be viewed as admitted, and on that basis the court must determine as a matter of law whether the allegations state a claim for which relief may be granted.

Rule 56.1 Statement. Along with the required pre-motion conference request, any party seeking leave to file a motion for summary judgment must also file a Local Rule 56.1 Statement. Each numbered paragraph in the Rule 56.1 Statement must contain only one factual assertion.

FRCP Rule 12(b) pertains to pretrial motions, and 12(b)(6) specifically deals with motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. As a practical matter, Rule 12(b)(6) motions are rarely successful, and when they are, their success usually has more to do with the judge than the law.

Often called the predominance rule, this rule requires a plaintiff to use a class-wide method establishing a specific type of loss for each member of the class. It requires that questions of fact or law common to members supersede any issues raised by individual members.

Rule 35 - Physical and Mental Examinations (a) ORDER FOR AN EXAMINATION. (1)In General. The court where the action is pending may order a party whose mental or physical condition-including blood group-is in controversy to submit to a physical or mental examination by a suitably licensed or certified examiner.

?Rule 35. Correction or Reduction of Sentence. ?(a) Correction of Sentence. The court may correct an illegal sentence at any time and may correct a sentence imposed in an illegal manner within the time provided herein for the reduction of sentence. ?(b) Reduction of Sentence.

Under FRCP 35(a), the court may order a party, or someone who is in a party's custody or legal control, to submit to a physical or mental examination by a licensed or certified examiner. FRCP 35(a)(1). The rule, on its face, applies to all parties. FRCP 35(a)(1).