Jensen et al v. Douglas et al

Filing 26

ORDER denying Dft's 17 Motion for More Definite Statement. Signed by Judge Stephen M McNamee on 9/4/08.(KMG)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Kendel Jensen, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Kelley Douglas, et al., Defendants.

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No. CV-07-8119-PCT-SMM ORDER

Before the Court is Defendant Brett Harris's ("Defendant") Motion for More Definite Statement (Dkt. 17). A motion for a more definite statement "must be made before filing a responsive pleading . . . ." Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(e). Defendant filed a responsive pleading--his answer to the complaint--three months before filing the Motion for a More Definite Statement. (Dkt. 5, Def.'s Answer.) The motion will therefore be denied.1 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED denying Defendant's Motion for a More Definite Statement (Dkt. 17). DATED this 4th day of September, 2008.

The instant motion also improperly requests that the Court dismiss the complaint with prejudice, relief not available under Rule 12(e). Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(e).

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