Case Name: James M. BUTLER, Appellant, v. Dan GROSSMAN, et al., Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-03-25
Citations: 92 F. App'x 2
Docket Number: No. 03-5180
Parties: James M. BUTLER, Appellant, v. Dan GROSSMAN, et al., Appellees.
Judges: Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and TATEL and ROBERTS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 92
Pages: 2–2

Head Matter:
James M. BUTLER, Appellant, v. Dan GROSSMAN, et al., Appellees.
No. 03-5180.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
March 25, 2004.
James M. Butler, Hillcrest Heights, MD, pro se.
R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, (USA) Civil Appellate, Edward Eugene Schwab, Assistant Corporation Counsel, Office of Corporation Counsel, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees.
Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and TATEL and ROBERTS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
JUDGMENT
PER CURIAM.
This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the brief filed by the appellant. It is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court's order filed June 20, 2003 be affirmed. The district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the complaint without prejudice on the ground that it did not comply with the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a). See Ciralsky v. CIA 355 F.3d 661, 668-69 (D.C.Cir.2004). The dismissal without prejudice allows the appellant to file a new complaint containing a "short and plain statement" of the basis for the federal court's jurisdiction and a "short and plain statement" of the claim or claims showing that he is entitled to relief. Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a)(1), (2); see Ciralsky, 355 F.3d at 669-70.
Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published.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.