United States Third Circuit

Dismissal of committed criminal's section 1983 complaint is reversed; the complaint should have been subject only to the "short and plain statement" requirement of FRCP rule 8(a).

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/15/2004
• Decided 04/05/2004
• Published 04/05/2004

Judges

• Before SLOVITER, RENDELL and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph B. Young [Argued], New Jersey Protection & Advocacy, Inc., Trenton, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joanne Leone, Maria Desautelle [Argued], Office of the Attorney General of NJ, Division of Law, Trenton, for Appellees.