· 5/15/1996
Ortiz-Pinero v. Rivera-Arroyo
Citations
- 84 F.3d 7
- 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 11325
- 1996 WL 242332
How courts have described this case
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- affirming dismissal with prejudice of amended complaint that 8 did not comply with Rule 8(a)
- affirming dismissal of a complaint where the district court was 17 “literally guessing as to what facts support the legal claims being asserted against certain 18 defendants”
- affirming dismissal of complaint where “one cannot 14 determine from the complaint who is being sued, for what relief, and on what theory, with 15 enough detail to guide discovery”
- affirming dismissal of § 1983 complaint for violation of Rule 8 after 14 warning
- considering lack of competition as probative indicia that a position is political
- “Prolix, confusing complaints such as the ones plaintiffs filed in this 16 case impose unfair burdens on litigants and judges.”
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