DocketNumber： Civil Action No. 2013-0892
Judges： Judge Rudolph Contreras
Filed Date： 6/14/2013
Status： Precedential
Modified Date： 10/30/2014
\\~\ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FILEn Donna Bulris, ) 1 4 2013 ) C'el`k, U_ s . ‘ Piainrirf, ) Bankrup`¢?,i$ct;'¢iir;nd ) v. ) Civil Action No. ) United States of America el al., ) ) 15 '656 F. Supp. 237, 239 (D.D.C. 1987). Rule 8(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires complaints to contain "(l) a short and plain statement of the grounds for the court's jurisdiction [and] (2) a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief." Fed. R. Civ. P. S(a); see Ashcroji v_ Iqbal,129 S.Ct. 1937, 1950 (2009); Ciralsky v. CIA,355 F.3d 661, 668-71 (D.C. Cir. 2004). The Rule 8 standard ensures that defendants receive fair notice of the claim being asserted so that they can prepare a responsive answer and an adequate defense and determine whether the doctrine of res judicata applies. Brown v. Calzfano,75 F.R.D. 497, 498 (D.D.C. 1977). Plaintiff lists her address as a women’s shelter in the District of Columbia. She purports to sue the United States and the New York State Police apparently for “manslaughter . . . kidnapping or child stealing, [theft,] fraud, malpractice . . . [and] discrimination." Compl. at l. The prolix "Complaint" consists of disjointed statements that fail to provide any notice of a claim and a basis for federal court jurisdiction. A separate Order of dismissal accompanies this Memorandum Opinion. w e/é United S€ates District Judge &t~\~ Date: June , 2013