Julius v. Kirk

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: January 6, 2010
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2010-0009
• Status: Published

Opinion

FILED JAN - 6 2010 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Clerk, U.S. District and FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Bankruptcy Courts

TYRONE JULIUS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) Civil Action No. 10 0009 JAMES T. KIRK, ) ) Defendant. )

MEMORANDUM OPINION

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

separate complaints, each submitted with 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 of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, and a demand for judgment

for the relief the pleader seeks. 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).

Plaintiff s complaint sets forth no facts at all, and utterly fails to comply with the minimal

requirements of Rule 8(a). Neither the court nor the defendants can discern the nature or basis of

plaintiffs claim, and the basis ofthe court's jurisdiction is unclear. As drafted, the complaint

fails to comply with Rule 8(a) , and, accordingly, the c·"'.... ..,AU An Order

consistent with this Memorandum Opinion will

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