Case Name: Larbi SEMIANI, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, U.S. Government, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-03-04
Citations: 598 F. App'x 787
Docket Number: No. 14-5198
Parties: Larbi SEMIANI, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, U.S. Government, Appellee.
Judges: Before: GRIFFITH and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges, and GINSBURG, Senior Circuit Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 598
Pages: 787–787

Head Matter:
Larbi SEMIANI, Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, U.S. Government, Appellee.
No. 14-5198.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
March 4, 2015.
Larbi Semiani, pro se.
R. Craig Lawrence, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Washington, DC, for Appellee.
Before: GRIFFITH and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges, and GINSBURG, Senior Circuit Judge.

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 appellant. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2); D.C.Cir. Rule 34®. It is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court's order filed May 19, 2014 be affirmed. The district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing appellant's case without prejudice on the ground the complaint did not meet the requirements of Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a). See Ciralsky v. CIA, 355 F.3d 661, 668-71 (D.C.Cir.2004). That rule requires "a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief," Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a), in order to "give the defendant fair notice of what the . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests." Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555, 127 S.Ct. 1955, 167 L.Ed.2d 929 (2007) (citations omitted). The dismissal without prejudice allows appellant to file a new complaint that complies with Rule 8(a). 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Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published.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.