Brown v. Suburban Propane, Lp

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: October 26, 2009
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2009-2012
• Status: Published

Opinion

II

FILED OCT 262009 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Clerk, U.S. District and FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Bankruptcy Courts

JEROME JULIDS BROWN, SR.,

Plaintiff,

v. Civil Action No. 09 2012 SUBURBAN PROPANE L.P.,

Defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

For purposes of this Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Court consolidates three

complaints, each of which is accompanied by an application to proceed in forma pauperis.

Rule 8(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires that a complaint contain a short

and plain statement of the grounds upon which the court's jurisdiction depends, a short and plain

statement showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, and a demand for judgment for the relief

the pleader seeks to obtain. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a). The purpose of the minimum standard of Rule

8 is to give fair notice to the defendants of the claim being asserted, sufficient to prepare a

responsive answer, to prepare an adequate defense and to determine whether the doctrine of res

judicata applies. Brown v. Califano, 75 F.R.D. 497, 498 (D.D.C. 1977).

Plaintiffs complaint fails to accomplish the basic purpose of Rule 8(a). Each pleading

purports to be a petition for a writ, but it is unclear from the pleading and the attachments the

relief plaintiff is seeking. Accordingly, the complaint will be dismissed without prejudice for

failure to comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a).l

The Court notes that, in this calendar year, plaintiffhas filed at least eight complaints, each dismissed without prejudice for its failure to comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a).

(NJ An Order consistent with this Memorandum Opinion will be issued separately on this

date.

.. United States District Judge