FILED
JAN - 6 2010
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Clerk, U.S. District and
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Bankruptcy Courts
TYRONE JULIUS, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. )
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Civil Action No.
10 0009
JAMES T. KIRK, )
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Defendant. )
MEMORANDUM OPINION
For purposes of this Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Court consolidates three
separate complaints, each submitted with an application to proceed in forma pauperis.
Rule 8(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires that a complaint contain a short
and plain statement of the grounds upon which the court's jurisdiction depends, a short and plain
statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, and a demand for judgment
for the relief the pleader seeks. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a). The purpose of the minimum standard of
Rule 8 is to give fair notice to the defendants of the claim being asserted,. sufficient to prepare a
responsive answer, to prepare an adequate defense and to determine whether the doctrine of res
judicata applies. Brown v. Califano, 75 F.R.D. 497, 498 (D.D.C. 1977).
Plaintiff s complaint sets forth no facts at all, and utterly fails to comply with the minimal
requirements of Rule 8(a). Neither the court nor the defendants can discern the nature or basis of
plaintiffs claim, and the basis ofthe court's jurisdiction is unclear. As drafted, the complaint
fails to comply with Rule 8(a) , and, accordingly, the c·"'.... ..,AU An Order
consistent with this Memorandum Opinion will
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