MARQUIS v. PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS, (PGW)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
SA’MONE MARQUIS, 	:
Plaintiff, 	:
:
v. 	: 	Case No. 2:25-cv-07005-JDW
:
PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS, (PGW), 	:
Defendant. 	:
ORDER
AND NOW, this 8th day of January, 2026, upon consideration of Plaintiff Sa’Mone
Marquis’s Motion to Proceed
In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 1), it is ORDERED that the
Motion is GRANTED for the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum.
It is FURTHER ORDERED that the Amended Complaint is DEEMED filed and is
DISMISSED 	WITHOUT 	PREJUDICE 	for 	the 	reasons 	stated 	in 	the 	accompanying
Memorandum. Ms. Marquis may file a second amended complaint on or before February
13, 2026. Any second amended complaint must identify all defendants in the caption of
the second amended complaint in addition to identifying them in the body of the second
amended complaint and shall state the basis for Ms. Marquis’s claims against each
defendant. The second amended complaint shall be a complete document that does not
rely on the initial Complaint, Amended Complaint, or other papers filed in this case to
state a claim. When drafting her second amended complaint, Ms. Marquis should be
mindful of my reasons for dismissing the claims in her Amended Complaint, as explained
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in the accompanying Memorandum. Upon the filing of a second amended complaint, the
Clerk shall not make service until I so order.
The Clerk of Court shall send Ms. Marquis a blank copy of this Court’s current
standard 	form 	to 	be 	used 	by 	a 	self-represented 	litigant 	filing 	an 	employment
discrimination action bearing the above-captioned civil action number. Ms. Marquis may
use this form to file her second amended complaint if she chooses to do so.
If Ms. Marquis does not wish to further amend and instead intends to stand on her
Amended Complaint as pled, she may file a notice with the Court on or before February
13, 2026, at which time I will issue a final order dismissing the case. Any such notice should
be titled “Notice to Stand on Amended Complaint,” and shall include the civil action
number for this case.
If Ms. Marquis fails to file any response to this Order, I will conclude that Ms.
Marquis intends to stand on her Amended Complaint and will issue a final order
dismissing this case.
It is FURTHER ORDERED that Ms. Marquis’s Motion for Referral to Mediation (ECF
No. 6) is DENIED as premature.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Joshua D. Wolson
JOSHUA D. WOLSON, J.
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