Split Ninth Circuit Panel Issues Caution on So-Called “Shotgun Pleadings”

In Gibson v. City of Portland, No. 24-1663 (9th Cir. Jan. 29, 2025), a split panel addresses when it may be appropriate for a district court to strike what it calls a “shotgun pleading,” i.e., one that fails to specify claims against each named defendant, but instead indiscriminately incorporates allegations from one count to theContinue reading “Split Ninth Circuit Panel Issues Caution on So-Called “Shotgun Pleadings””