The opinion
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.
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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
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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