John Doe v. M.J.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 121,768 JOHN DOE H.B., an Individual, Appellee, v. M.J., Individually and in His Capacity as a Priest at St. Matthew Parish, and the ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, a Kansas Not For Profit Corporation, Appellants. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Under the Kansas rules of civil procedure, a pleading requires only a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief and a demand for judgment. 2. Notice pleading in Kansas does not require a plaintiff to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of…