Johnson v. City of Shelby (2014)
- Docket
- 13-1318
- Decided
- 2014-01-01
Summary
Question: Did the trial court correctly grant the motion for summary judgment? Conclusion: No. In a per curiam opinion, the Court held that federal pleading rules require only a "short plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief," not a complete statement of the legal theory supporting the claim. In this case, the plaintiffs' complaint met this requirement because it succinctly stated the factual basis for the claims, which is sufficient both to inform the defendants and ward off threshold dismissal.