Stewart v. Murphy

Filing 5

ORDER: The Clerk of the Court is directed to immediately transfer plaintiff's entire case file to the Western District of Arkansas, El Dorado Division, United States Courthouse, 101 South Jackson Ave., Room 205, El Dorado, AR 71730-6133. Signed by Judge J. Leon Holmes on 3/18/2014. (ks)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION
PHILLIP DEWAYNE STEWART,
ADC #151956
v.

PLAINTIFF

No. 4:14CV00145-JLH-JTK

A. MURPHY

DEFENDANT
ORDER

The Court finds that the interests of justice would be best served by transferring this case to
the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Venue would be proper in the
Western District, as defendant is located there and the events complained of allegedly occurred there.
See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).1
The Clerk of the Court is directed to immediately TRANSFER PLAINTIFF’S ENTIRE
CASE FILE to the Western District of Arkansas, El Dorado Division, United States Courthouse,
101 South Jackson Ave., Room 205, El Dorado, AR 71730-6133.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 18th day of March, 2014.

__________________________________
J. LEON HOLMES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1

“The district court of a district in which is filed a case laying venue in the wrong division or
district shall dismiss, or if it be in the interest of justice, transfer such case to any district or division
in which it could have been brought.” Id.