Mitchell v. Board of Trustees of Wayne Community College et al

Filing 17

ORDER denying 9 Motion to Remand. 14 Motion to Stay and 16 Motion to Strike are dismissed as moot. Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 5/23/2014. A copy of the order was mailed to the pro se plaintiff. (Sawyer, D.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA

PAUL A. MITCHELL,
Plaintiff,

v.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WAYNE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
KAY ALBERTSON, and
SONJA REDMON,
Defendants.

PAUL A. MITCHELL,
Plaintiff,

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WAYNE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
KAY ALBERTSON, and
SONJA REDMON,
Defendants.

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5:14-CV-231-D

5:14-CV-233-D

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ORDER
On April24, 2014, Paul A. Mitchell ("Mitchell" or "plaintiff'), who is proceeding prose,
filed a motion to remand the action in case number 5:14-CV-233-D [D.E. 9]. On May 15, 2014,
Board of Trustees of Wayne Community College, Kay Albertson, and Soja Redmon ("defendants")
responded in opposition [D.E. 13].
Mitchell's motion to remand [D.E. 9] is baseless and is DENIED. Defendants' motion to
stay [D.E. 14] and Mitchell's motion to strike [D.E. 16] are DISMISSED as moot.

On April 18, 2014, Mitchell filed a separate complaint against the same defendants in this

court which bears the case number 5:14-CV-231-D. In Mitchell's "231 complaint," Mitchell adds
additional federal and state claims against the same defendants. The court GRANTS Mitchell's
motiontoproceedinformapauperisincasenumber231 under28U.S.C. § 1915 [D.E.1]. The clerk
is directed to file the "231 complaint" and issue the summons that plaintiff prepared. The U.S.
Marshal is directed to serve the summons and a copy of the "231 complaint" on defendants.
The court hereby CONSOLIDATES case number 5: 14-CV-231-D and case number 5: 14- CV233-D. All future pleadings shall be flied in and reflect the case me number 5:14-CV-231-D.
Not later than June 20, 2014, Mitchell shall filed a single amended complaint in case number
5:14-CV-231-D. Mitchell shall include all the claims that he seeks to assert against defendants in a
single amended complaint. Once Mitchell files the single amended complaint, defendants shall
answer or otherwise respond in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Until
defendants receive that single amended complaint from Mitchell, the court suspends any applicable
deadline to answer or otherwise respond to the amended complaint in the 233 case or the complaint
in the 231 case.
SO ORDERED.

This~

day of May 2014.

SC. DEVER ill
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Chief United States District Judge

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