Crayton Administrative Trust, by and through Trustee, Larry Darnell Crayton v. The Boeing Company Employee Benefit Plan, and Bank of America, N.A.

D. Kansas

Crayton Administrative Trust, by and through Trustee, Larry Darnell Crayton v. The Boeing Company Employee Benefit Plan, and Bank of America, N.A.

District Court, D. Kansas·Decided January 7, 2026·No. 6:25-cv-01175·Unknown

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS

CRAYTON ADMINISTRATIVE TRUST, by and through Trustee, Larry Darnell Crayton,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No. 25-1175-JWB

THE BOEING COMPANY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

Defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

On November 14, 2025, this court entered an order directing Plaintiff to find an attorney to enter an appearance in this matter as only natural persons may proceed pro se in federal court. (Doc. 18.) The court also directed Plaintiff to pay the filing fee as only natural persons are permitted to proceed in forma pauperis. (Id.) Plaintiff was given fourteen days to comply with the court’s order. (Id.) This would place his deadline on November 28, 2025. On December 1, 2025, after his deadline, Plaintiff filed a “Notice to the Court” in which Mr. Crayton stated he was appearing only as the trustee of the Crayton Administrative Trust. (Doc. 19 at 1.) Plaintiff attached several documents to his filing, none of which reflect the payment of a filing fee or the entry of appearance by a licensed attorney. On December 12, 2025, Plaintiff filed a “Judicial Notice and Demand to Transfer to Equity.” (Doc. 20.) Mr. Crayton renewed his “demand to transfer this matter to the Equity side of the Court.” (Id.) It is well established that in the federal courts of the United States of America, the powers of law and equity have been combined in a single Article III judge since the adoption of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Ross v. Bernhard, 396 U.S. 531, 539-40 (1970) (“Under the Rules there is only one action—a ‘civil action’—in which all claims may be joined and all remedies are available. Purely procedural impediments to the presentation of any issue by any party, based on the difference between law and equity, was destroyed.”). Neither of Plaintiff’s filings or any other activity in the case reflect that Plaintiff has paid

the filing fee or found a licensed attorney to enter an appearance. Therefore, in line with the court’s prior order, this action is DISMISSED without prejudice. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated this 6th day of January, 2026.

s/ John W. Broomes JOHN W. BROOMES CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS

CRAYTON ADMINISTRATIVE TRUST, by and through Trustee, Larry Darnell Crayton,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No. 25-1175-JWB

THE BOEING COMPANY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

Defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

On November 14, 2025, this court entered an order directing Plaintiff to find an attorney to enter an appearance in this matter as only natural persons may proceed pro se in federal court. (Doc. 18.) The court also directed Plaintiff to pay the filing fee as only natural persons are permitted to proceed in forma pauperis. (Id.) Plaintiff was given fourteen days to comply with the court’s order. (Id.) This would place his deadline on November 28, 2025. On December 1, 2025, after his deadline, Plaintiff filed a “Notice to the Court” in which Mr. Crayton stated he was appearing only as the trustee of the Crayton Administrative Trust. (Doc. 19 at 1.) Plaintiff attached several documents to his filing, none of which reflect the payment of a filing fee or the entry of appearance by a licensed attorney. On December 12, 2025, Plaintiff filed a “Judicial Notice and Demand to Transfer to Equity.” (Doc. 20.) Mr. Crayton renewed his “demand to transfer this matter to the Equity side of the Court.” (Id.) It is well established that in the federal courts of the United States of America, the powers of law and equity have been combined in a single Article III judge since the adoption of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Ross v. Bernhard, 396 U.S. 531, 539-40 (1970) (“Under the Rules there is only one action—a ‘civil action’—in which all claims may be joined and all remedies are available. Purely procedural impediments to the presentation of any issue by any party, based on the difference between law and equity, was destroyed.”). Neither of Plaintiff’s filings or any other activity in the case reflect that Plaintiff has paid

the filing fee or found a licensed attorney to enter an appearance. Therefore, in line with the court’s prior order, this action is DISMISSED without prejudice. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated this 6th day of January, 2026.

s/ John W. Broomes JOHN W. BROOMES CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Crayton Administrative Trust, by and through Trustee, Larry Darnell Crayton v. The Boeing Company Employee Benefit Plan, and Bank of America, N.A., (D. Kan. 2026).

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