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Nature of Suit Code: 445
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Employment
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans with Disabilities Act

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WO 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

John Dan Bumphus, Jr., 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Maricopa County Community College 

District, et al., 

Defendants.

No. CV10-1522 PHX DGC

ORDER 

 

 Plaintiff pro se’s action was terminated on March 18, 2011 for failure to serve the 

summons and complaint. Docs. 4, 6. On May 24, 2011, Plaintiff moved to reopen the 

case on grounds that Plaintiff has been waiting for a court ruling in another case, No. CIV 

09-2606-PHX-SRB, in order to “amend, file and serve the parties in this litigation.” 

Doc. 7 at 1. Plaintiff asserts that the “litigation process began to move along again in 

April of 2011 and, now the pro se plaintiff is prepared to proceed as necessary in this 

matter.” Id. Plaintiff fails to explain how the absence of a ruling in another case in this 

district stood as a barrier to Plaintiff serving the summons and complaint in this case, 

why amendment was required prior to service of the original summons and complaint, 

and why the presence of the ruling in the other case now entitles the Plaintiff to reopen 

this case.1

 The motion to reopen will therefore be denied. 

 

1 Court records also show that Plaintiff’s complaint in the other case was 

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IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion (Doc. 7) is denied. 

 Dated this 1st day of July, 2011. 

 dismissed with prejudice on June 7, 2011. No. CIV 09-2606-PHX-SRB, Docs. 50, 51. 

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