Lundes Garrett v. GEICO Indemnity Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA LUNDES GARRETT, : NO. 3:26-CV-00289 Plaintiff, : : v. : : (CAMONI, M.J.) GEICO INDEMNITY COMPANY, : Defendant. : : MEMORANDUM OPINION The federal system of pleading makes it “relatively easy for plaintiffs to subject defendants to discovery.” Berk v. Choy, 146 S. Ct. 546, 543 (2026). Under the Federal Rules, a plaintiff is required to plead only “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2). “Rule 8 excludes the possibility of requiring even more information on the…