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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
8 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE
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PAUL SIMONDS,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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REIKO CALLNER, et al.
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Defendants.
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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable John C.
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Coughenour, United States District Judge:
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The Court hereby ORDERS Plaintiff to SHOW CAUSE by Friday, December 2, 2005 at 4:30
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p.m. why the Court should not dismiss this action for failure to comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a).
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Pursuant to that Rule, the complaint must include a plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader
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is entitled to relief. The Court directs that Plaintiff respond to this Show Cause Order by submitting an
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amended complaint. While Plaintiff need not set forth a complete and convincing picture of the alleged
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wrongdoing in this amended complaint, he must at least set forth enough details so as to provide
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Defendants and the Court with a fair idea of the basis of the complaint. In particular, the Court directs
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Plaintiff to identify clearly each of the defendants in this action and to make a short and plain statement of
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1 the claim or claims against each defendant, showing that he is entitled to relief against that defendant.

2 Failure to comply with this Order by December 2, 2005 at 4:30 p.m. will result in dismissal of this action

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5 DATED this 15th day of November, 2005.

6 BRUCE RIFKIN, Clerk of Court

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