Stevens v. Montreat College, et al.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
1:23-cv-00284-MR-WCM
RYAN CRAIG STEVENS, )
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Plaintiff, )
) ORDER
v. )
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MONTREAT COLLEGE; )
DR. PAUL J. MAURER; )
DR. DANIEL BENNETT; )
DR. DOROTHEA SHUMAN; and )
DR. RYAN ZWART, )
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Defendants )
_______________________________ )
This matter came before the Court on November 3, 2023 for a status
conference and a hearing on a Motion for Extension of Time (Doc. 2) filed by
Montreat College (“Montreat”). This Order memorializes the Court’s oral
rulings made during that proceeding.
Defendants SHALL FILE, on or before November 17, 2023, a file-
stamped copy of Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint, which the parties represented
had been filed in state court before the case was removed.
Plaintiff SHALL FILE, on or before December 1, 2023, a Second
Amended Complaint. Plaintiff should attempt to ensure that his filing complies
with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including Rule 8 which requires that
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a pleading contain “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the
pleader is entitled to relief.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8.
Montreat’s Motion for Extension of Time (Doc. 2) is DENIED AS MOOT.
Montreat is not required to respond to Plaintiff’s existing Amended Complaint
at this time but shall respond in the ordinary course to Plaintiff’s forthcoming
Second Amended Complaint.
It is so ordered.
Signed: November 3, 2023
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