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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 15:1 Antitrust Litigation

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

George L. Mothershed, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

State of Oklahoma et al, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 12-549-PHX-FJM

ORDER

The court has before it plaintiff's Motion to Allow Electronic Filing by a Party

Appearing Without an Attorney (doc. 2). Also before the court is plaintiff's 206 page

complaint, accompanied by 150 footnotes. The complaint very plainly violates Rule 8, Fed.

R. Civ. P., which requires "a short and plain statement" of both the jurisdiction of the court

and the claim itself. The complaint is neither short nor plain. It reads like a treatise. It would

be an abuse of the process to serve such a document. 

 Accordingly, it is ORDERED DISMISSING the complaint without prejudice for

violating Rule 8, Fed. R. Civ. P. Plaintiff shall have 15 days from the date this order is filed

to file an amended complaint in compliance with Rule 8. Plaintiff is advised that a pleading

is not a brief. Motion practice comes later, and is limited by LRCiv 7.2(e) to 17 pages.

Plaintiff is also advised to seek the advice of a lawyer. If he does not have one, he may wish

to contact the Lawyer Referral Service of the Maricopa County Bar Association at 602 257

4434.

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It is further ORDERED DENYING plaintiff's Motion to Allow Electronic Filing

without prejudice to renewing it upon a showing that an amended complaint complies with

Rule 8. (Doc. 2). 

DATED this 19th day of March, 2012.

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