Gatewood v. Dunn et al (INMATE 2)

Filing 15

OPINION AND ORDER: it is ORDERED as follows: 1) The magistrate judge's 14 recommendation is adopted; 2) This case is transferred to the US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama; DIRECTING the clerk to take appropriate steps to effect the transfer; This case is closed in this court. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 9/14/2018. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Appeals Checklist)(alm, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
EMMERSON A. GATEWOOD,
Plaintiff,
v.
JEFFERSON DUNN, Prison
Commissioner, et al.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:18cv177-MHT
(WO)

OPINION AND ORDER
This

lawsuit

is

before

the

court

on

the

recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge
that

the

District
pursuant

case

be

Court

for

to

28

transferred
the

U.S.C.

to

Northern
§

the

District

1404(a).

objections to the recommendation.

United
of

There

States
Alabama
are

no

After an independent

and de novo review of the record, the court concludes
that the magistrate judge’s recommendation should be
adopted.
* * *
Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows:

(1) The magistrate judge's recommendation (doc. no.
14) is adopted.
(2) This case is transferred to the United States
District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
The

clerk

of

the

court

is

DIRECTED

to

take

appropriate steps to effect the transfer.
This case is closed in this court.
DONE, this the 14th day of September, 2018.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE