Ambrose Moses, III v. Morakinyo Kuti, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON AMBROSE MOSES, III, Plaintiff, Case No. 3:25-cv-336 vs. MORAKINYO KUTI, et al., District Judge Michael J. Newman Magistrate Judge Peter B. Silvain, Jr. Defendants. ______________________________________________________________________________ ORDER: (1) DENYING AS MOOT DEFENDANTS CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY AND CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ MOTION TO DISMISS THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT (Doc. No. 7); (2) DISMISSING DEFENDANT CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS A PARTY TO THIS CASE; AND (3) CONFIRMING DEFENDANTS MORAKINYO KUTI; JOSE U.

TOLEDO; ALCINDA FOLCK; PAMELA BOWMAN; SHAU’DE KNIGHT; MARK RENDLEMAN; CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY; AND JACQUELINE GAMBLIN REMAIN DEFENDANTS IN THIS LITIGATION ______________________________________________________________________________ This civil case is before the Court upon Defendants Central State University and Central State University Board of Trustees’ motion to dismiss the original complaint. Doc. No. 7. After Defendants filed their motion, pro se Plaintiff Ambrose Moses, III1 filed an amended complaint in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1). See Doc. No. 9. Accordingly, Defendants’ motion to dismiss the original complaint is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE AS MOOT.

In Plaintiff’s pro se amended complaint, Defendant Central State University Board of Trustees is no longer named as a party. See Doc. No. 9 at PageID 401-02. Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES Central State University Board of Trustees as a party to this case.

1 Plaintiff is an attorney. His status as an attorney has no bearing on the Court’s analysis here. As with all pro se litigants, Plaintiff’s documents and allegations are liberally construed in his favor. See Erickson v. Pardus, 551 U.S. 89, 94 (2007) (per curiam).

The Court CONFIRMS that Defendants Morakinyo Kuti; Jose U. Toledo; Alcinda Folck; Pamela Bowman; Shau’De Knight; Mark Rendleman; Central State University; and Jacqueline Gamblin remain in this litigation.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

March 19, 2026 s/Michael J. Newman Hon. Michael J. Newman United States District Judge