A pleading that is so obtuse and unnecessarily complex that it conceals rather than illuminates the nature of the case, by pleading evidence rather than material facts, unnecessary prolixity, irrelevant matter, and unsustainable legal theories, fails to comply with the basic requirement of procedural fairness and must be struck out in its entirety, notwithstanding that the pleader is self-represented. However, the originating process (third party notice) should not be struck out if a viable cause of action might be capable of being pleaded.
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