Also known as: reasonable details · sufficient detail
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A standard of particularity that requires descriptions of acts, property, obligations, or demands to supply enough concrete information for ready identification, compliance, or evaluation without reference to external documents.
MetroStyle obtained a temporary restraining order against Lila's Loft directing it to pull a holiday ad campaign. The signed order stated only that good cause existed and granted the motion as prayed for. Because the order failed to identify the specific acts restrained, Lila's Loft moved to dissolve it on the ground that the command lacked the particularity needed for enforcement and notice.
Emily, appointed personal representative, filed an inventory listing apartment buildings at estimated values but omitted the decedent's option contract interest and failed to note encumbrances on two properties. The omissions prevented interested persons from ascertaining the full extent and condition of estate assets, so the inventory did not satisfy the requirement of reasonable detail.
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The order must identify the precise acts restrained or required on its face. A bare statement that good cause exists or a reference to the motion or complaint is insufficient because the rule prohibits incorporation by reference and demands enough concrete information for the restrained party to know exactly what conduct is forbidden.
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No. The statute requires each listed item to be described with reasonable detail and to include its fair market value as of the date of death plus the type and amount of any encumbrance. Estimated values alone, together with omitted assets and encumbrances, fall short of that standard.
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The demand itself must describe the alleged wrong and requested action in reasonable detail. Compliance with that content requirement is a separate prerequisite from the 90-day waiting period. A detailed demand still requires the shareholder to wait the full period unless the corporation rejects the demand or irreparable injury would result from waiting.
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