ADEYINKA v. NORTON OF LIFE LOCK et al
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MEMORANDUM AND OPINION. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on 10/22/2024. (zmtm)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
EMMANUEL ADEWALE ADEYINKA,
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Plaintiff,
v.
NORTON LIFE LOCK, et al.,
Defendants.
Civil Action No. 24-2705 (UNA)
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This matter is before the Court on review of pro se Plaintiff’s application to proceed in
forma pauperis and civil complaint. The Court GRANTS the application and, for the reasons
stated below, DISMISSES the complaint and this civil action without prejudice.
The Court has reviewed Plaintiff’s complaint, keeping in mind that complaints filed by pro
se litigants are held to less stringent standards than are applied to formal pleadings drafted by
lawyers. See Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520 (1972). Even pro se litigants must comply with
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Jarrell v. Tisch, 656 F. Supp. 237, 239 (D.D.C. 1987). 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
of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, and a demand for judgment for the relief
the pleader seeks. 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
judicata applies. Brown v. Califano, 75 F.R.D. 497, 498 (D.D.C. 1977).
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the
doctrine
of res
It appears Plaintiff is dissatisfied with Defendants’ services because his email account has
been hacked and he has been locked out of his account. The complaint is woefully short on factual
allegations, so short that neither defendant has fair notice of the claim(s) against it. As drafted, the
complaint fails to meet the minimum pleading standard set forth in Rule 8, and it will be dismissed.
An Order consistent with this Memorandum Opinion is issued separately.
DATE: October 22, 2024
CARL J. NICHOLS
United States District Judge
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