I mean, really, Which Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Are You? Weird questions, especially the ones that don't have anything to do at all with the law, I think. Still, Katherine and von are legal eagles; maybe this'll make more sense to them.
(Via Pejman and Michelle Boardman, both of whom are equally confused)
Moe
PS:
YOU ARE RULE 8(a)!
You are Rule 8, the most laid back of all the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. While your
forefather in the Federal Rules may have been a
stickler for details and particularity, you
have clearly rebelled by being pleasant and
easy-going. Rule 8 only requires that a
plaintiff provide a short and plain statement
of a claim on which a court can grant relief.
While there is much to be lauded in your
approach, your good nature sometimes gets you
in trouble, and you often have to rely on your
good friend, Rule 56, to bail you out.
Which Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Are You?
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I thought about linking this, but figured it would be too lawyer-nerdy of me. (I'm a laid-back Rule 8(a), by the way.*) Most lawyers I know score a Rule 11 -- that's a rule that says lawyers gotta have some sorta hope that their filings are maybe, kinda, hopefully could be partially true.
If you score a Rule 9 or 12, by the way, have a beer. You need to loosen up.
von
*Rule 8 says that a Complaint (that's what you file at the start of litigation) usually requires just enough information to put your opponent on notice as to your claim. (Note that Rule 9 is an exception to Rule 8 for certain types of claims -- and I'm not gonna get into it any further than that.)
Posted by: von | February 24, 2004 at 12:39 AM