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· 4/1/2004

Brian K. Thomson v. Odie Washington

Citations

  • 362 F.3d 969
  • 58 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 242
  • 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 6086
  • 2004 WL 716708

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding Rule 9(b) requires pleadings to contain a level of specificity that is not typically required by federal judges when evaluating the sufficiency of a complaint
  • filing grievances is constitutionally protected activity sufficient to support a retaliation claim
  • filing grievances is constitutionally protected activity sufficient to support a retaliation claim
  • filing grievances is constitutionally protected activity sufficient to support a retaliation claim
  • a complaint must put the defendant on notice of the claims and the grounds they rest upon, along with “some indication ... of time and place”
  • Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b) requires pleadings to contain a level of specificity that is not typically required by federal judges when evaluating the sufficiency of a complaint

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Judges: Posner, Easterbrook, Williams

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