District Court, S.D. Illinois March 28, 2019, 17cv9178 (Gagnon v. Alkermes PLC)

Of course, a court may not consider any materials outside of the pleadings that do not fall within one of the established exceptions without converting the motion to a Rule 56 motion, irrespective of whether a party has moved to strike them. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(d) ; see also Glob. Network Commc'ns, Inc. v. City of N.Y., 458 F.3d 150, 155 (2d Cir.