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· 9/19/1878

Kerr v. Kurtz

Citations

  • 1 Va. Dec. 116

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  • ruling that plaintiff’s complaint did 19 not provide any dates or sufficient facts which would make it “difficult for defendants to frame an 20 answer[.]”
  • recognizing that unduly long and confusing pleadings 27 “impose unfair burdens on litigants and judges”
  • holding that failure to comply with Rule 8 is independent basis for dismissal even when complaint is not “wholly without merit”
  • ruling that plaintiff’s 16 complaint did not provide any dates or sufficient facts which would make it “difficult for 17 defendants to frame an answer[.]”
  • holding that a Complaint must “fully set[] 5 forth who is being sued, for what relief, and on what theory, with enough detail to guide 6 discovery”
  • holding that a complaint must “fully se[t] 22 forth who is being sued, for what relief, and on what theory, with enough detail to guide 23 discovery”

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Judges: Anderson

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