Alex Jones v. Marion School District; Glen Fenter, Superintendent, Individually and in his official capacity; Rachael R. Vaughn, J.D., HR director and attorney for the district, Individually and in her official capacity; Chuneka Scott, Principal, Individually and in her official capacity; and Mandi Edwards, Director of K-12 curriculum, Individually and in her official capacity

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS NORTHERN DIVISION

ALEX JONES PLAINTIFF

V. No. 3:26-cv-91-DPM

MARION SCHOOL DISTRICT; GLEN FENTER, Superintendent, Individually and in his official capacity; RACHAEL R. VAUGHN, J.D., HR director and attorney for the district, Individually and in her official capacity; CHUNEKA SCOTT, Principal, Individually and in her official capacity; and MANDI EDWARDS, Director of K-12 curriculum, Individually and in her official capacity DEFENDANTS

ORDER The Court notes Jones’s second amended complaint, Doc. 13. He must seek the Court’s permission to further amend his complaint. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1) & (2). He now has done so. Doc. 16. He wants to amend to fill gaps identified by the recent motion to dismiss. That’s good cause. The Court therefore grants his embedded motion, Doc. 16. The second amended complaint is deemed filed. Answers or Rule 12(b)(6) motions are due by 15 May 2026. The district’s motion to strike, Doc. 14, is denied as moot. The motion to dismiss, Doc. 11, is denied without prejudice as moot. Pure Country, Inc. v. Sigma Chi Fraternity, 312 F.3d 952, 956 (8th Cir. 2002). The Court’s eventual Final

Scheduling Order will prescribe the procedure for all future proposed amendments. The parties must follow it. So Ordered.

D.P. Marshall Jr. United States District Judge 26 Apurl Wale

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