North Carolina v. McGuirt

The district court dismissed the plaintiffs’ complaint in this case under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) because the plaintiffs failed to file a complaint that contained a “short and plain statement of [their] elaim[s] showing that [they are] entitled to relief,” as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a). Because the plaintiffs had attempted to state them claims in an earlier complaint that was dismissed for the same reasons, the district court dismissed this complaint with prejudice. On appeal, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing…