Background
The appellant appealed a district court order entered on December twenty nine, two thousand and twenty three, which dismissed the complaint. The appeal was considered on the record and briefs filed by the appellant.
The court’s reasoning
The court found that the appellant’s complaint did not set forth a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief. This requirement is necessary to give the defendant fair notice of what the claim is and the grounds upon which it rests.
Appellant’s complaint did not set forth a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, which is required in order to give the defendant fair notice of what the claim is and the grounds upon which it rests.
Jones v. Kirchner, 835 F.3d 74, 79 (D.C. Cir. 2016)
What it means going forward
The dismissal of the complaint stands, and the mandate issuance is withheld for seven days pending any timely petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc.
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