The following excerpt is from Halajian v. NDEX West, L.L.C., CASE NO. 1:12-cv-00798-LJO-SMS (E.D. Cal. 2012):
"Rule 8(a)'s simplified pleading standard applies to all civil actions, with limited exceptions." Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N.A., 534 U.S. 506, 512 (2002). The complaint must "must simply give the defendant fair notice of what the plaintiff's claim is and the grounds upon which it rests." Id.
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