BROWN v. CHEVY CHASE BANK et al

Filing 3

MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on 9/24/09. (md, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JEROME JULIUS BROWN, SR., Plaintiff, Civil Action No. CHEVY CHASE BANK, Defendant.

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MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter comes before the Court on plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis and pro se complaint. The Court will grant the application and dismiss the complaint. Rule 8(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires that a complaint contain a short and plain statement of the grounds upon which the court's jurisdiction depends, a short and plain statement showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, and a demand for judgment for the relief the pleader seeks to obtain. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a). The purpose of the minimum standard of Rule
8 is to give fair notice to the defendants of the claim being asserted, sufficient to prepare a

responsive answer, to prepare an adequate defense and to determine whether the doctrine of res

judicata applies. Brown v. Califano, 75 F.R.D. 497,498 (D.D.C. 1977).
Plaintiffs complaint fails to accomplish the basic purpose of Rule 8(a). It purports to be a civil complaint regarding a loan, but the basis of plaintiffs claim and the relief he is seeking are unclear. Accordingly, the complaint will be dismissed without prejudice for failure to comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a). An Order consistent with this Memorandum Opinion will be issued separately on this date.

United States District Judge