Dzwonczyk v. Syracuse City Police Department  ·  2008-12-22  ·  N.D. New York  ·  pin 78 S. Ct. at 103

“Such simplified ‘notice pleading’ is made possible by the liberal opportunity for discovery and the other pretrial procedures established by the Rules to disclose more precisely the basis of both claim and defense and to define more narrowly the disputed facts and issues.”

Jane Roe, II v. Aware Woman Center  ·  2001-06-08  ·  Eleventh Circuit  ·  pin 78 S. Ct. at 103

“[The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure] ... require [only] a short and plain statement of the claim that will give the defendant fair notice of what the plaintiff’s claim is and the grounds upon which it rests.”

Lugo v. Milford Management Corp.  ·  1997-02-18  ·  S.D. New York  ·  pin 78 S. Ct. at 103

“all pleadings shall be so construed as to do substantial justice.”

Lundy v. Adamar of New Jersey, Inc.  ·  1994-07-05  ·  Third Circuit  ·  pin 78 S. Ct. at 103

"The Federal Rules [of Civil Procedure] reject the approach that pleading is a game of skill in which one misste counsel may be decisive to the outcome and accept the principle that the purpose of pleading is to facilitate a proper decision on the merits."