Demt v. Allied Companies et al

Filing 6

OPINION MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED without prejudice. An Order of Dismissal will be filed separately. Signed by District Judge Henry Edward Autrey on 3/3/16. (KJS)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
DAYTON M. DENT,
Plaintiff,
v.
ALLIED COMPANIES, et al.,
Defendants,

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No. 4:16CV127 HEA

OPINION, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on its own motion. The Court previously ordered plaintiff
to file a copy of his EEOC right-to-sue letter. It warned plaintiff that if he failed to do so, it
would dismiss this action without further proceedings. Plaintiff has not complied, and this action
is dismissed without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e) and Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure.
Plaintiff brings this action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for alleged
employment discrimination. “In order to initiate a claim under Title VII a party must timely file
a charge of discrimination with the EEOC and receive a right-to-sue letter.” Stuart v. General
Motors Corp., 217 F.3d 621, 630 (8th Cir. 2000). Plaintiff submitted a right-to-sue letter from
the Missouri Commission on Human Rights with his complaint, but he did not submit an EEOC
letter. In response to the Court’s Order, plaintiff resubmitted his letter from the MCHR. The
MCHR letter, however, does not reflect proper exhaustion of plaintiff’s federal claims. As a
result, the Court will dismiss this action without prejudice to filing an amended complaint.
If plaintiff has a right-to-sue letter from the EEOC, he should file it with the Court as
soon as is possible along with a proposed amended complaint. If plaintiff wishes to pursue a

lawsuit on the basis of his MCHR letter only, he may wish to file a complaint in state court
instead.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED without prejudice.
An Order of Dismissal will be filed separately.
Dated this 3rd day of March, 2016

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HENRY EDWARD AUTREY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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