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· 3/10/1908

Bidwell v. Preston

Citations

  • 160 F. 653
  • 88 C.C.A. 19
  • 1908 U.S. App. LEXIS 4241

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  • attorney practicing in federal court had professional duty to comply with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including Rule 8
  • “Every plaintiff filing a complaint in a Federal District Court must prepare his complaint in conformity with... Rule 8(a). It is not the function of trial judges to redraft, edit or otherwise conform complaints to the requirements of the cited rule.”
  • “Every plaintiff filing a complaint in a Federal District Court must prepare his complaint in conformity with... Rule 8(a). It is not the function of trial judges to redraft, edit or otherwise conform complaints to the requirements of the cited rule.”

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Judges: Coxe, Eacombe, Lacombe, Noyes

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