The opinion
FILED
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUN 2 1 2011
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Clerk, u.s. Dls1rlct & Bankruptcy
Courts for the District of Columbia
Seidy M. Tiburcio, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) Civil Action No. 11 114~
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Barack Obama, )
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Defendant. )
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter is before the Court on its initial review of plaintiff's pro se complaint and
application for leave to proceed injorma pauperis. The Court will grant the in forma pauperis
application and dismiss the case because the complaint fails to meet the minimal pleading
requirements of Rule 8(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Pro se litigants must comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Jarrell v. Tisch,
656 F. Supp. 237, 239 (D.D.C. 1987). Rule 8(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires
complaints to contain "(1) 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. 8(a); see Ashcroft 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. Califano, 75
F.R.D. 497, 498 (D.D.C. 1977).
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Plaintiff has filed a complaint and a bulky attachment consisting mostly of medical
records. She states that she wants President Barack Obama to "stop the professional-MD-Dr and
polisa [] hospital to damages mi," and appears to be complaining about the health care system in
Massachusetts. The complaint reveals no cognizable claim or a basis for federal court
jurisdiction. It therefore will be dismissed. A separate Order accompanies this Memorandum
Opinion.
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Date: June _ _ ,2011
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