“Omit Needless Words.”
Strunk and White’s advice, above (from their seminal work on good writing, "The Elements of Style"), does not mean write short sentences but that “every word tell.” Their wisdom escaped one silly man who submitted a 465-page lawsuit, The Associated Press reports. 

Its title page alone, somehow, was eight pages.

Washington attorney Dean Browning Webb — whose name is also too long — was responsible for this new rainforest-clearing tactic.

Not wishing to be the victim of criminal long-windedness and, perhaps, standing up for the dictates of reasonability, Judge Ronald Leighton ruled that the bloated ink-and-paper monstrosity be trimmed.  And, undoubtedly, a fan of Strunk and White, he did it in style:

"Plaintiff has a great deal to say,
But it seems he skipped Rule 8(a).
His Complaint is too long,
Which renders it wrong,
Please rewrite and refile today."

Our nation’s “lawpeople,” who write so many words, rarely get the chance to create art.  So I am glad two legal practitioners seized their chances to reveal their artistry.  

First, I applaud Mr. Webb for painting a portrait of manliness.  To produce such a phallic document (at least when laid end to end), to charge the client by the hour for writing it and to submit it, renders unquestionable the size of this man’s … fortitude.  

Next, I praise Judge Leighton for ignoring it entirely and, in so doing, demonstrating manliness’ antidote.  Let that be an artful lesson to all who have to deal with excessive manliness on a day-to-day basis.

And let that be a lesson to all who aspire to get their message, whatever it is, out effectively:

When meets verbal nonchalance
(The worst writing habits ensconced)
Don’t disregard Limericks,
Which pack force like swim-kicks.
Legal argument will have no response.
[The Associated Press, Amazon.com]