Evidence Demand Trap
This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”
Subject distribution
- Civil Procedure1
Example wrong choices
18535_christian_coffee_cart_vague_complaint · CIVIL_PROCEDURE · Choice AYes, because Rule 12(e) lets the defendants demand the plaintiff's evidence before answering.
Why it's attractive
It asks for evidence, not missing pleading details.
Why it's wrong
It asks for evidence, not missing pleading details.
18535_christian_coffee_cart_vague_complaint · CIVIL_PROCEDURE · Choice BNo, because Rule 12(e) is only a post-trial motion.
Why it's attractive
It puts Rule 12(e) after trial, but the motion is made before a response.
Why it's wrong
It puts Rule 12(e) after trial, but the motion is made before a response.
18535_christian_coffee_cart_vague_complaint · CIVIL_PROCEDURE · Choice CNo, because a vague complaint can never be challenged before the defendant answers.
Why it's attractive
It says vague complaints can never be challenged, but Rule 12(e) exists for unintelligible pleadings.
Why it's wrong
It says vague complaints can never be challenged, but Rule 12(e) exists for unintelligible pleadings.
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