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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

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No. 20-7015 September Term, 2019

1:19-cv-03468-UNA

Filed On: June 3, 2020

Robert W. Johnson,

Appellant

v.

Progressive Max Insurance Company, et al.,

Appellees

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

BEFORE: Henderson and Rao, Circuit Judges, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit

Judge

J U D G M E N T

This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court

for the District of Columbia and on the brief and appendix filed by appellant. See Fed.

R. App. P. 34(a)(2); D.C. Cir. Rule 34(j). It is

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s order filed January 8, 2020,

be affirmed. Appellant has not shown that the district court abused its discretion in

dismissing the case without prejudice for failure to comply with Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 8(a). See Ciralsky v. CIA, 355 F.3d 661, 668 (D.C. Cir. 2004). Under Rule

8(a), a complaint must set forth “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that

the pleader is entitled to relief.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2); see Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S.

662, 678 (2009) (A complaint that offers only “labels and conclusions” that are not

supported by factual allegations does not satisfy Rule 8(a)’s pleading requirements.) 

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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

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No. 20-7015 September Term, 2019

Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk

is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution

of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R. App.

P. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Rule 41.

Per Curiam

FOR THE COURT:

Mark J. Langer, Clerk 

BY: /s/

Daniel J. Reidy 

Deputy Clerk

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