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" ... a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, and (3) a demand for judgment for the relief to which he deems himself entitled. "
Rules of Civil Procedure for the United States District Courts: Hearing ... - Page 19
by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1938 - 74 pages
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage

Bryan A. Garner - 2001 - 990 pages
...requirements still further so as to allow notice pleading or general pleading, which requires merely a "short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief." Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(al. Up to that time, judicial glosses on code pleading had resulted in overpleading...
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Securities Litigation Reform Proposals, S. 240, S. 667, and H.R ..., Volume 4

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Securities - 1995 - 628 pages
...burdensome at the pleading stage. Moreover, it is contrary to Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a) which requires "a snort and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief." For these reasons, we oppose this provision. B. Amended Pleadings, Discovery, Stays and Limitations,...
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General Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service: Hearing Before the ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on the Postal Service - 1997 - 256 pages
...(1) a short and plain statement of the grounds upon which the court's jurisdiction depends..., (2) a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, and (3) a demand for judgment for the relief the pleader seeks.... With regard to the requirements for...
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Scoops V. Business-Aide, Inc: A Case File

Henry L. Hecht - 1991 - 776 pages
...when a party's pleading alleges disputed facts "with particularity." But FRCP 8(a) requires only "a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief." FRCP 9(b) specifies that only claims of fraud and mistake must be pled with particularity....
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Litigating insurance coverage actions

Jerold Oshinsky - 2012 - 2068 pages
...be necessary to state a venue in the body of the complaint or in any subsequent pleading; (2) a shon and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief; and (3) demand for judgment for the relief to which he deems himself entitled. . . .' "§ 3013 Particularity...
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Paralegal Litigation: Forms and Procedures

Marcy Fawcett-Delesandri - 2000 - 774 pages
...and 3) to give notice of the basic facts giving rise to the plaintiff's claim. The complaint should contain a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief. If there is more than one claim, each should be set forth separately. In federal court, the...
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Role of U.S. Correspondent Banking in International Money Laundering ..., Part 5

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations - 2001 - 1274 pages
...air.er.d, rather than tc dismiss, the Complaint. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 (a) requires that a pleading set forth a short and plain statement of the claim, showing that the pleader is entitled to relief. The notice pleading standard eliminates the need in pleadings for a detailed statement of the...
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107-1 Hearings: Role of U.S. Correspondent Banking in International Money ...

2001 - 1354 pages
...amend, rather than Lo dismiss, the Complaint. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8iai requires that a pleading set forth a short and plain statement of the claim, showing that the pleader is entitled to relief. The notice pleading standard elimina"e3 the need in pleadings for a detailed statement of the...
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Introduction to the Law of the United States

David Clark, Tu?rul Ansay - 2002 - 522 pages
...shift its function toward notice. See pt. ID Under FRCP 8(a)(2) the plaintiff need only provide "a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief." In light of rule 8(f)'s requirement to construe pleadings "to do substantial justice," the...
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Tatsachen- und Normarbeit im Rechtsvergleich: ausgewählte Aufsätze

Oskar Hartwieg - 2003 - 348 pages
...Judicial Procedure and Rules, 1996 (West Publishing Co), Rule 8 (a) (2), on behalf of a claim: »a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief«, Rule 8 (c), on behalf of an affirmative defence: »in pleading to a preceding pleading, a...
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