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Parties Involved:
Xavier Becerra
Appellee
David M. Shipp
Appellant

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

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No. 24-5135 September Term, 2024

1:23-cv-02220-UNA

Filed On: November 21, 2024

David M. Shipp,

Appellant

v.

Xavier Becerra, Secretary, Health and Human

Services,

Appellee

ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

BEFORE: Henderson, Pillard, and Walker, Circuit Judges

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 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 March 19, 2024 order be

affirmed. The district court correctly concluded that appellant’s amended complaint did

not set forth “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is

entitled to relief,” which is required in order to “give the defendant fair notice of what

the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests.” Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly,

550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007) (alteration in original) (internal quotation marks omitted); see

Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a). Moreover, the district court did not err by denying appellant’s

motions that essentially sought leave to resubmit that same complaint.

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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

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No. 24-5135 September Term, 2024

Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published.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