Legal Opinion
Jennings v. Emry
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 16, 1990No. 89-3599PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires a complaint to contain “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a)(2). In this case, the statement in the Appellants’ complaint is not short; rather, it is a lengthy 55 pages and 433 rhetorical paragraphs. The statement also is not plain; rather, it is prolix, disjointed, confusing, and at times unintelligible. And despite this length and complexity (or perhaps, in part, because of it), the complaint does not show that its pleaders are…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- H. J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United States v. TurketteSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Car Carriers, Inc. v. Ford Motor Company and Nu-Car Carriers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by115 opinions
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