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facts that plausibly support those claims. For example, Christian alleges that three of the defendants refused to pay to remove vegetation on her property “because [she] is African- American and they had a pattern and practice of refusing to provide any housing and maintenance service[s] and privileges to [her], because of her race.” Dkt. No. 98 at 20. That is a conclusion, not an allegation of fact. The complaint goes on to say that the defendants eventually performed the requested work “as a result of this lawsuit being filed.” Id. While that is a fact, it does not help her plausibly allege race discrimination; it suggests only that the defendants wanted to make a costly lawsuit go away. Christian does provide a few new facts. She alleges that her real estate agent, who is white, was the one who picked up her residency application. Id. at 49. That meant that the

1 This order assumes the reader is familiar with the case. Hamernicks only discovered Christian’s race when she arrived to sign her lease, at which point “B. Hamernick seemed very, unpleasantly surprised to learn that [she] was Black.” Id. Christian alleges that the Hamernicks’ poor treatment of her began right away:…