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To: Beowulf9

Very poorly drafted complaint.

Too many defendants named. Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and a few of their top officials in the organization, and the foundation itself would have been enough. Naming every possible defendant can overly complicate the case.

The complaint fails to properly allege a RICO violation.

A complaint is no place for editorializing.

The pleading completely ignores FRCP 8:

Rule 8 – General Rules of Pleading

(a) Claim for Relief. A pleading that states a claim for relief must contain:

(1) a short and plain statement of the grounds for the court’s jurisdiction, unless the court already has jurisdiction and the claim needs no new jurisdictional support;

(2) a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief; and

(3) a demand for the relief sought, which may include relief in the alternative or different types of relief.

This complaint is neither short nor plain.

Judge will kick it back to the attorney and order him to comply with the Rules.


14 posted on 06/20/2018 11:03:04 PM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: WASCWatch
This complaint is neither short nor plain.

Notice pleading is pretty much dead (fortunately) in Federal court. If someone wants to post a link to this one, I'll look at it, but long, complex pleadings with huge attachments aren't unusual for major cases.

That being said, private civil RICO actions are an uphill fight.

16 posted on 06/20/2018 11:15:03 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: WASCWatch

Please refrain from pointing out facts and incurring the wrath of Lamebrains. I pointed out there were too many defendants for any hope of success and was jumped by one of them.


41 posted on 06/22/2018 10:29:39 AM PDT by arrogantsob (See "Chaos and Mayhem" at Amazon.com)
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