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FILED
MAR Y 0 2552
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Co|irts ii)rst|i;'gr.<i‘t:rtlg 21a
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CURTIS ANDREWS, )
Plaintiff, §
v. § civil A¢rion N@. 043{]
GREATER SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY g
HOSPITAL, et al. , )
Defendants. §
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter is before the Court on consideration of the plaintiff s application to proceed
in forma pauperis and her pro se complaint. The application will be granted, and the complaint
will be dismissed.
The plaintiff s complaint is largely illegible. Aside from what appears to be a medical
malpractice claim against a local hospital, the Court is unable to decipher what claims he brings
against which parties.
Rule S(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 defendant 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. l977). As
drafted, the plaintiff’ s complaint fails to comply with Rule S(a), and it will be dismissed without
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prejudice. An Order consistent with this Memo ~ ssued separately.
United Siates District Judge