Baldwin v. Kalispell School District 5

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA MISSOULA DIVISION

LESLIE BALDWIN, for and on behalf of CV 23-127-M-DWM her son, K.B., a minor, Plaintiff, ORDER VS. KALISPELL SCHOOL DISTRICT #5, a.k.a. KALISPELL PUBLIC SCHOOL, GLACIER HIGH SCHOOL, SUPERINTENDANT MICAH HILL, ROSS DANKERS, MARK DENNEHY, SARA COLE, and DOES and ROES 1-10 Defendants.

The Court having reviewed the Complaint, (Doc. 1), and the defendants’ good-faith attempt to answer, (see Doc. 3), IT IS ORDERED that the plaintiff must file an amended complaint by 8:00

am on March 27, 2024, containing distinct and independently pled legal theories, each naming specific defendants and containing specific supporting facts. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a); Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, (2009) (requiring that a complaint “contain sufficient factual matter . . . to state a claim for relief that is plausible on its face”) (Internal quotation marks omitted). The failure to do so will result in

dismissal of this action. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). The defendants will have

twenty-one days to answer. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1)(A)(i). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, by the same deadline outlined above, the plaintiff must also file a computation of damages as required by the Federal Rules, this Court’s Local Rules, and the Preliminary Pretrial Conference Order. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1 (A)(iii); L-R. 16.2(b)(1)(E); (Doc. 4). + DATED this Z& day of March, 2024.

uly OO Os (3S Pi, Donald W. Molloy, District Judge United §tates District Court