# Julius v. McKinnon > District Court, District of Columbia ยท September 30, 2010 URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/2665193 ## Case - **Court:** District Court, District of Columbia - **Decided:** September 30, 2010 - **Precedential status:** Published - **Opinion:** Opinion - **Judges:** Judge Ricardo M. Urbina - **Nature of suit:** Civil - **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library ## Citator (automated) - No negative treatment found by the automated citator. That is not the same as a confirmation that the case is good law; read the citing cases. - Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/2665193 ## Opinion text FILED SEp 3 0 2010 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Clerk, U.S. District & BankruptcY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Courts for the District of Columbia TYRONE JULIUS, Plaintiff, ) v. 1 Civil Action No. MR. McKINNON, 1 10 1663 Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION This matter is before the Court on consideration of plaintiffs pro se complaint and his 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 alleges that the name on his SmarTrip card, apparently issued by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, is not his name. He demands an award of $999,999,999.00. Because the complaint contains no short and plain statement as to plaintiffs entitlement to relief, the pleading does not comply with Rule 8(a) and it will be dismissed. An Order consistent with this Memorandum Opinion will be issued on this same date. Date: M /~~//J s District Judge --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/2665193. Public record. Not legal advice.