Hunter Boulware v. Walmart Inc. et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana found that Plaintiff Hunter Boulware’s employment-discrimination complaint was excessively lengthy and convoluted and therefore failed to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8. The court permitted Plaintiff to seek leave to file a restated and amended complaint subject to specified page, formatting, and exhibit limitations.

Holdings

1. The complaint was too lengthy and convoluted to comply with Rule 8(a) and Rule 8(d)(1).
2. Plaintiff was given an opportunity to propose an amended complaint that complies with the Federal Rules, subject to a 25-page limit for the complaint and a 25-page limit for proposed exhibits.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Plaintiff's 67-page, 433-paragraph complaint complied with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a) and Rule 8(d)(1).
2. Whether Plaintiff should be permitted to file a restated and amended complaint subject to page, formatting, and exhibit limitations.

Disposition

other