Erickson v. Pardus
Citation
551 U.S. 89 (2007)
Facts
Stub — to be completed.
Issue
Stub — to be completed.
Holding
Stub — to be completed.
Rule
Federal pleading requires only a short and plain statement giving the defendant fair notice of the claim and the grounds upon which it rests; a pro se prisoner’s § 1983 complaint alleging that prison officials removed him from a hepatitis C treatment program and endangered his health stated a claim under the liberal pleading standards of Rule 8.
Significance
Reaffirmed Conley-style notice pleading for pro se plaintiffs; often read alongside Twombly and Iqbal as establishing that liberal pleading standards still apply, at least in some contexts.