Wilma Prezzi v. Birg. Gen. L. J. Schelter
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
1Per curiam
On December 2, 1971, Judge Cooper dismissed plaintiff’s 88-page, legal size, single spaced pro se complaint bearing the caption “Illegal dismissal, malicious libel, defamation of character, false government documents, created conspiracy,” holding that since it contained a laby-rinthian prolixity of unrelated and vituperative charges that defied comprehension it failed to comply with the requirement of Rule 8, F.R.Civ.P., that a complaint must set forth a short and plain statement of the basis upon which the court’s jurisdiction depends and. of a claim showing that the pleader is entitled to…
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