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FILED
OCT 262009
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Clerk, U.S. District and
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Bankruptcy Courts
JEROME JULIDS BROWN, SR.,
Plaintiff,
v. Civil Action No. 09 2012
SUBURBAN PROPANE L.P.,
Defendant.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
For purposes of this Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Court consolidates three
complaints, each of which is accompanied by 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 showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, and a demand for judgment for the relief
the pleader seeks to obtain. 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).
Plaintiffs complaint fails to accomplish the basic purpose of Rule 8(a). Each pleading
purports to be a petition for a writ, but it is unclear from the pleading and the attachments the
relief plaintiff is seeking. Accordingly, the complaint will be dismissed without prejudice for
failure to comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a).l
The Court notes that, in this calendar year, plaintiffhas filed at least eight
complaints, each dismissed without prejudice for its failure to comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a).
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An Order consistent with this Memorandum Opinion will be issued separately on this
date.
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United States District Judge
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