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111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1504
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 22, 2009
Mr. Specter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide that Federal courts shall not dismiss complaints under rule 12(b)(6) or (e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except under the standards set forth by the Supreme Court of the United States in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 (1957).
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Notice Pleading Restoration Act of
2009
.
Dismissal of complaints in Federal courts
Except as otherwise expressly provided by an Act of Congress or by an amendment to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which takes effect after the date of enactment of this Act, a Federal court shall not dismiss a complaint under rule 12(b)(6) or (e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except under the standards set forth by the Supreme Court of the United States in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 (1957).