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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NANCY MAYER WHlTTLlWj I ?RK
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JEROME JULIUS BROWN, SR.,
Plaintiff,
Civil Action No. 0 9 1899
CHEVY CHASE BANK,
Defendant.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter comes before the Court on plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis
and pro se complaint. The Court will grant the application and dismiss the complaint.
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). It purports to be
a civil complaint regarding a loan, but the basis of plaintiffs claim and the relief he is seeking
are unclear. Accordingly, the complaint will be dismissed without prejudice for failure to
comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a). An Order consistent with this Memorandum Opinion will be
issued separately on this date.
United States District Judge