Howse v. Planned Parenthood Federation of America et al
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ORDER denying as moot 5 Motion ; denying as moot 16 Motion ; denying as moot 19 Motion ; denying as moot 20 Motion, and dismissing Verified Complaint without prejudice, granting leave to file an amended complaint within fourteen days. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich on 11/26/2012. (JM)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
TORM HOUSE, etc., etal.,
Plaintiffs,
CASE NO. 8:12-CV-2519-T-17AEP
v.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
FEDERATION OF AMERICA,
etal.
Defendants.
ORDER
This cause is before the Court on:
Dkt. 1 Verified Complaint for False Claims, Fraud, Economic Sabotage, Breach
of Fiduciary Duties, and Conspiracy to Commit the Same
This cause is before the Court sua sponte. At this time, Plaintiff Torm Howse is
proceeding p_ro se. The Court reminds Plaintiff that Plaintiff is subject to the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Local Rules of the Middle District of Florida.
Plaintiff has filed a Verified Complaint which includes the following:
Count I
Racketeering (RICO)
Count II
Count II
Breach of Contract
False Claims
Plaintiff Howse seeks various forms of relief, including injunctive declarations,
criminal investigation, dissolution of a federal agency and termination of employment of
various federal employees and elected members of Congress, the award of S450
million to Plaintiff from the Federal Government for Plaintiffs whistleblowing, re-
Case No. 8:12-CV-2519-T-17AEP
establishment of a modernized gold standard, a declaration voiding "Obamacare," the
transformation of all forms of welfare into jobs, and other relief.
I. "Shotgun" Complaint
Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil procedure requires that "[a] pleading that
states a claim for relief must contain...a short and plan statement of the claim showing
that the pleader is entitled to relief," and that "[ejach allegation must be simple, concise
and direct." Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2), (d)(1). "[T]he statement need only give the
defendant fair notice of what the...claim is and the ground upon which it rests."
Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 879, 93 (2007). The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
has routinely condemned "shotgun" pleadings. Davis v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Consol.. 516 F.3d 955, 979 & n. 54 (11th Cir. 2008). A "shotgun pleading" is a pleading
that "incorporate^] every antecedent allegation by reference into each subsequent
claim for relief or affirmative defense." Wagner v. First Horizon Pharm. Corp., 464 F.3d
1272, 1279 (11th Cir. 2006). Shotgun pleadings make it "virtually impossible to know
which allegations of fact are intended to support which claim(s) for relief." Anderson v.
Dist. Bd. OfTrs. of Cent. Fla. Cmtv. Coll.. 77 F.3d 364, 366 (11* Cir. 1996).
The Court dismisses Plaintiff's Verified Complaint without prejudice for failure to
comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Court grants leave to Plaintiff to
file an amended complaint within fourteen days which complies with the Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules. The amended complaint shall include only
coherent, concise factual allegations and shall set forth recognized causes of action in
numbered counts against specific defendants named as parties. The Court
emphasizes that Plaintiff must comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 8.
Failure to comply
with this Order may result in the dismissal of this case with prejudice. Accordingly, it is
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Case No. 8:12-CV-2519-T-17AEP
ORDERED that the Verified Complaint (Dkt. 1) is dismissed without prejudice,
and Plaintiff shall file an amended complaint within fourteen days in compliance with
this Order. The Court denies all pending motions as moot.
DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, in Tampa, Florida on this
26th day of November, 2012.
Copies to:
All parties and counsel of record
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