LibGuides: PLC-3020 v1: Optional Resources

Optional Resources

These resources are not required readings for the course but were picked by the instructor as relevant to the topic.

Tackling the Most Important Topics of Law School: Rule 12(b)(6)’s “Failure to State a Claim”
Law School Insights:Tackling the Most Important Topics of Law School: Rule 12(b)(6)’s “Failure to State a Claim”, Thomson Reuters blog (August 3, 2019), (last visited August 3, 2020),
This blog provides a brief overview of the purpose of Fed.R.Civ.P.12(b)(6) motions.

Fed.R.Civ.P.12(b)(6).

Fed.R.Civ.P.12(b)(6). Retrieve from Westlaw Campus.

This is the text of Rule 12(b)(6).

Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint for Defendants, Gualberto v. Wells Fargo Bank

Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint for Defendants, Gualberto v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al., No. 3:18-cv-05974-EMC (N.D. Cal. Nov. 8, 2018), ECF No. 24.

This is a sample Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The motion provides an example of persuasive writing from the defendant’s point of view.