Lopes
Lopes v. DeLeon
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 CORNELIUS LOPES, Case No. 20-cv-07758-CRB
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. DISMISS
KEVIN DELEON, et al., Defendants.
Pro se Plaintiff Cornelius Lopes, who is suing numerous Defendants, filed a 455-page amended complaint on March 25, 2021. On April 21, 2021, Defendant Acting Attorney General of California Matthew Rodriguez moved to dismiss the amended complaint. See Mot. to Dismiss (dkt. 11). Rodriguez argues that the amended complaint consists of “verbose and unintelligible statements, which prevent the [Defendant] from deciphering the factual and legal basis for any claim asserted against each Defendant.” Id. at 5. Rodriguez thus moved to dismiss the amended complaint under Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Id. (citing Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2), (d); Cafasso, U.S. ex rel. v. Gen. Dynamics C4 Sys., Inc., 637 F.3d 1047, 1059 (9th Cir. 2011)). As reflected on the docket entry for the…