Jones v. Missouri Department of Mental Health et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION
LEAH JONES, 	)
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Plaintiff, 	)
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v. 	) 	No. 1:25-CV-158-ACL
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MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL
HEALTH, et al.,
)
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Defendants. 	)
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court upon review of self-represented Plaintiff Rex S. Leah
Jones’ complaint filed on September 26, 2025. ECF No. 1. The complaint is defective because it
has not been drafted on a Court form. See E.D. Mo. Local Rule 2.06(A) (“All actions brought by
self-represented plaintiffs or petitioners should be filed on Court-provided forms”). Because
Plaintiff is proceeding without counsel, the Court will allow her the opportunity to file an
amended complaint on Court-provided forms. Plaintiff has thirty (30) days from the date of this
Order to file an amended complaint in accordance with the specific instructions set forth here.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk is directed to mail Plaintiff a copy of the
Court’s Employment Discrimination Complaint form.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff must file an amended complaint on the
Court’s form within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. Plaintiff is advised that her
amended complaint will take the place of her original filing and will be the only pleading that
this Court will review.
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If Plaintiff fails to comply with this Order, the Court may dismiss this action without
prejudice and without further notice.
Dated this 3rd day of December, 2025.
/s/ Abbie Crites-Leoni
ABBIE CRITES-LEONI
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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