Is Rule 12(e) of the pleading vague or ambiguous?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Langer v. 6830 La Jolla Blvd., LLC, Case No.: 3:19-cv-1790-GPC-NLS (S.D. Cal. 2020):
Rule 12(e) provides that a party may move for "a more definite statement of a pleading" if it "is so vague or ambiguous that the party cannot reasonably prepare a response." Such motions are "viewed with disfavor and are rarely granted." See Sagan v.
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