Ma v. City of Seattle, C19-1764RSL. (2020)
Court: District Court, D. Washington
Number: infdco20200213i98
Visitors: 22
Filed: Feb. 12, 2020
Latest Update: Feb. 12, 2020
Summary: ORDER ROBERT S. LASNIK , District Judge . This matter comes before the Court on plaintiff's "Brief for Additional Grounds for Review on Merits." Dkt. # 48. Plaintiff seeks to supplement his amended complaint with additional facts, claims, and requests for relief. He apparently believes that the Court will consider this submission when evaluating the merits of his case. Dkt. # 48 at 1. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2) requires "a short and plain statement of the claim showing that th
Summary: ORDER ROBERT S. LASNIK , District Judge . This matter comes before the Court on plaintiff's "Brief for Additional Grounds for Review on Merits." Dkt. # 48. Plaintiff seeks to supplement his amended complaint with additional facts, claims, and requests for relief. He apparently believes that the Court will consider this submission when evaluating the merits of his case. Dkt. # 48 at 1. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2) requires "a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the..
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ORDER
ROBERT S. LASNIK, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on plaintiff's "Brief for Additional Grounds for Review on Merits." Dkt. # 48. Plaintiff seeks to supplement his amended complaint with additional facts, claims, and requests for relief. He apparently believes that the Court will consider this submission when evaluating the merits of his case. Dkt. # 48 at 1.
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2) requires "a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief." Plaintiff's claims must be stated in a single document: at present, the operative pleading governing this litigation is the Amended Complaint filed on November 7, 2019 at Dkt. # 13. Simply supplementing the Amended Complaint with piecemeal additions does not satisfy Rule 8(a)(2) and would be confusing for both the litigants and the Court.
For all of the foregoing reasons, plaintiff's "brief" is hereby STRICKEN and will not be considered. Plaintiff may, however, file a motion for leave to file a second amended complaint following the procedures set forth in LCR 15. The proposed second amended complaint must be attached as an exhibit to the motion for leave to amend and set forth all of plaintiff's claims, clearly identify each defendant, and concisely state the facts showing that each defendant violated plaintiff's legal rights.
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