Knight v. Neodesha Police Department

Abbott, J.:

This is an appeal by the plaintiff, Harlyn P. Knight, from a judgment dismissing his lawsuit against all defendants for failure to state any claims on which relief may be granted. K.S.A. 60-212(b)(6). Knight sued most of the twenty-one named individuals both in their individual and official capacities and named the Neodesha City Police Department and the Neodesha Daily Sun newspaper as defendants.

The petition alleges a number of incidents and complaints against public officials ranging from local to state officials. The fourteen-page petition is confusing and repetitious and defies…