SHERI POLSTER CHAPPELL, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint with Prejudice or Alternatively, Motion for a More Definite Statement (Doc. #10) filed on July 23, 2015. Plaintiff has not filed a response and the time to do so has expired. (
The Complaint (Doc. #2) was originally filed in state court on May 20, 2015. On June 26, 2015, Defendants filed a Notice of Removal (Doc. #1) and this action was removed on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. Defendants seek to dismiss the Complaint because it is vague, incoherent, and incomprehensible and fails to satisfy the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Doc. #10.)
Upon review of the Complaint, the Court agrees with Defendants to the extent the Complaint does not comply with the Local Rules of the District or the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Furthermore, the factual allegations are a jumble of statements and it is unclear what claims, if any, Plaintiff is alleging against Defendants. Therefore, the Court will grant Defendants' Motion to Dismiss to the extent that the Complaint is dismissed without prejudice.
In ruling on a motion to dismiss, the Court "must accept the allegations set forth in the complaint as true."
Plaintiff's Complaint fails to meet any of the standards outlined in Rule 8. The Complaint is deficient in facts, law, and actual claims for relief necessary to be considered a proper pleading in Federal Court. While the Court acknowledges that pro se pleadings are construed more liberally than those drafted by an attorney, Plaintiff is, nevertheless, required to follow the "minimum pleading standards" set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
To assist Plaintiff in amending his Complaint, the Court will provide Plaintiff with some information about proceeding pro se. The Court will inform Plaintiff of some, but not all, procedural rules with which he must comply with in this legal proceeding. The Court reminds Plaintiff of these obligations because pro se litigants are subject to the same law and rules as litigants who are represented by counsel, including the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (`Rule(s)"), and the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ("Local Rule(s)").
All pleadings and other papers tendered to the Court must be typewritten, double-spaced, in at least twelve-point type, on unglazed white 8 ½ × 11 paper, and with 1 ¼ inch margins.
Plaintiff shall not correspond with the Court or any Judge in letter form. In keeping with their sworn duty to maintain complete impartiality in the exercise of their judicial duties, Judges will only deliver decisions and opinions in response to documents filed with the Clerk's Office in accordance with the governing rules of procedure. Any correspondence sent to judicial officers will not be responded to, will be stricken from the case file, and will be returned to the sending party.
All documents filed with the Court must be in the form of a pleading or motion.
All pleadings, motions, or other papers filed with the Court by Plaintiff must bear an original signature of Plaintiff, or they will be rejected by the Court. Among other things, the signature serves as the party's certification that the document is not submitted for any improper purpose; that the claims or defenses presented in it are warranted by existing law; and that there exists reasonable factual support for the allegations or assertions made.
All pleadings, motions, or other papers filed with the Court must include a signed Certificate of Service. The Certificate of Service is confirmation that the filing party has complied with the requirement of Rule 5 by serving on every other party to the action (or its attorney) a copy of the particular pleading, motion, or other paper filed with the Court. At a minimum, a Certificate of Service must state the date upon which a copy of the particular document was served on the other parties to the action (or their attorneys) and the means by which such service was made (e.g., U.S. Mail or hand delivery). Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.
All requests for relief from, or action by, the Court must be in the form of a motion.
Further, Plaintiff is advised that prior to filing most motions, Local Rule 3.01(g) requires that the filing party confer with opposing counsel in a good faith attempt to resolve the issue. Plaintiff must include a certification in the motion that he has complied with this requirement and shall also notify the Court whether the parties agree on the relief requested. Local Rule 3.01 sets forth several other important requirements and rules governing motions filed with the Court. Failure to comply with these requirements or any other rule may result in the denial of the motion.
Plaintiff must abide by and comply with all orders of this Court. Failure to do so may result in sanctions, including the striking of pleadings.
Local Rule 3.01(b) requires briefs and legal memoranda in opposition to motions to be filed within 14-days after being served with such motion. Plaintiff must timely respond to the motions filed by other parties in this case, otherwise, the Court may assume he does not oppose that motion and the relief requested therein. If Plaintiff has missed a filing deadline, Plaintiff must file a motion seeking leave of Court to file the document out of time.
Plaintiff is advised that he must comply with many requirements and failure to do so can have significant consequences. For example, failure to respond to discovery requests as described in the rules may result in sanctions.
While the Court has set forth some of the more prominent procedural obligations and requirements of litigants in this Court, this Order does not purport to set forth all requirements and should not be relied upon as limiting Plaintiff's duties and obligations. Plaintiff is directed to the Court's website at http://www.flmd.uscourts.gov. There is a section titled Proceeding without a Lawyer with additional helpful information.
Accordingly, it is now
1. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint with Prejudice or Alternatively, Motion for a More Definite Statement (Doc. #10) is
2. Plaintiff shall file and Amended Complaint consistent with the directives of this Order on or before