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Jablonski v. Martin, 2:15-cv-383-FtM-38CM. (2016)

Court: District Court, M.D. Florida Number: infdco20160801919 Visitors: 13
Filed: Aug. 01, 2016
Latest Update: Aug. 01, 2016
Summary: ORDER 1 SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL , District Judge . This matter comes before the Court on sua sponte review of Plaintiff Edward Jablonski's Second Amended Complaint (Doc. #68) filed on July 22, 2016. The Court has carefully reviewed the Second Amended Complaint, and Plaintiff has again submitted the type of pleading the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are designed to prevent. Rule 8 requires a complaint to "contain a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is ent
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ORDER1

This matter comes before the Court on sua sponte review of Plaintiff Edward Jablonski's Second Amended Complaint (Doc. #68) filed on July 22, 2016. The Court has carefully reviewed the Second Amended Complaint, and Plaintiff has again submitted the type of pleading the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are designed to prevent.

Rule 8 requires a complaint to "contain a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief." Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2); Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) ("[T]he pleading standard Rule 8 announces does not require `detailed factual allegations,' but it demands more than an unadorned, the-defendant-unlawfully-harmed-me accusation."). Rule 10 further provides, "[i]f doing so would promote clarity, each claim founded on a separate transaction or occurrence . . . must be stated in a separate count[.]" Fed. R. Civ. P. 10(b). Rules 8 and 10 work together and "`require the pleader to present his claims discretely and succinctly, so that his adversary can discern what he is claiming and frame a responsive pleading, the court can determine which facts support which claims and whether the plaintiff has stated any claims upon which relief can be granted, and, at trial, the court can determine that evidence which is relevant and that which is not.'" Fikes v. City of Daphne, 79 F.3d 1079, 1082 (11th Cir. 1996) (citation omitted).

Plaintiff initiated this action in June 2015. Since that time, the Court has dismissed Plaintiff's Complaint (Doc. #2) and Amended Complaint (Doc. #39) for, among other reasons, failure to comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Doc. #20; Doc. #59). After the second dismissal, the Court warned Plaintiff that failure to comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of this District for a third time would result in this action being dismissed. (Doc. #59). Unfortunately, Plaintiff did not heed this warning. Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint, like the previous complaints, represents a confusing mixture of allegations with relevant facts, irrelevant facts, disjointed narrative, conclusory accusations, and legal argument. (Doc. #68). As such, the Second Amended Complaint fails to satisfy the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or the Local Rules of this District. Therefore, the Court finds good cause to dismiss this action for failure to comply with this Court's Orders, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Local Rules of this District. See Betty K Agencies, Ltd. v. M/V Monada, 432 F.3d 1333, 1337 (11th Cir. 2005) (noting that a district court may sua sponte dismiss an action pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) if the plaintiff fails to comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or a court order).

Accordingly, it is now

ORDERED:

1. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b), this action is DISMISSED for Plaintiff's failure to comply with the Court's Orders, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Local Rules of this District. 2. The Clerk is directed to TERMINATE any pending motions or deadlines, ENTER judgment accordingly, and CLOSE this file.

DONE and ORDERED.

FootNotes


1. Disclaimer: Documents filed in CM/ECF may contain hyperlinks to other documents or websites. These hyperlinks are provided only for users' convenience. Users are cautioned that hyperlinked documents in CM/ECF are subject to PACER fees. By allowing hyperlinks to other websites, this Court does not endorse, recommend, approve, or guarantee any third parties or the services or products they provide on their websites. Likewise, the Court has no agreements with any of these third parties or their websites. The Court accepts no responsibility for the availability or functionality of any hyperlink. Thus, the fact that a hyperlink ceases to work or directs the user to some other site does not affect the opinion of the Court.
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