United States Ninth Circuit

A plaintiff may not be sanctioned for declining the opportunity to amend her complaint. Dismissal of plaintiff's prima facie Fair Housing Act retaliation claim was improper; she satisfied the correct pleading standard by giving fair notice of the claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/05/2003
• Decided 01/26/2004
• Published 01/26/2004

Judges

• BERZON, Circuit Judge:, Before: HAWKINS, PAEZ, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas A. Moore, Law Office of Thomas A. Moore, San Francisco, CA, Jack V. Valinoti, Leland, Parachini, Steinberg, Matzger & Melnick, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Vincent J. DeMartini,DeMartini & Walker, San Rafael, CA, for the defendants-appellees.