Jones v. Wal-Mart Stores, Martcart, Aaron Equip.

Full title: RESA JONES, WIFE OF/AND GREGORY JONES, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR…

Court: United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Shreveport Division

Date published: Oct 15, 2008

CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-1879 (W.D. La. Oct. 15, 2008)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-1879.

October 15, 2008

ORDER

DONALD WALTER, Senior District Judge

Before this Court is a Motion for a More Definite Statement [Record Document 33], filed on behalf of cross-defendant, Assembled Products Corporation ("Assembled Products").

Rule 8(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires only that a claim contain "a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief." If a pleading is so vague and ambiguous that a party cannot reasonably be required to frame a responsive pleading, the court may order a more definite statement to be filed. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(e). The purpose of Rule 12(e) is to provide a means of clarifying ambiguities in opposing pleadings; it is not intended as a substitute for discovery. SeeKelloggv. Great Am. Indem. Co., 11 F.R.D. 168, 169 (W.D. La. 1951). In the present matter, a more definite statement is not essential to permit Assembled Products to intelligently frame a responsive pleading. Any information sought by Assembled Products can be requested pursuant to Rules 26-37.

For the foregoing reasons, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the foregoing motion be DENIED.