Williams v. Brown et al

Filing 3

ORDER transferring the case to the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. The Clerk is directed to tranfer immediately plaintiff's case file to the Western District of Arkansas. Signed by Judge Kristine G. Baker on 10/22/13. (kpr) [Transferred from ared on 10/22/2013.]

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION
BOBBY DWAYNE WILLIAMS,
ADC #142732
v.

PLAINTIFF

Case No. 4:13-cv-00435-KGB

RON BROWN, et al.,

DEFENDANTS
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 alleged occurred there. See
28 U.S.C. § 1406(a) (“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.”).
The Clerk of the Court is directed to transfer immediately plaintiff’s case file to the
Western District of Arkansas, Fort Smith Division, Isaac C. Parker Federal Bldg., 30 S. 6th
Street, Room 1038, Fort Smith, AR 72901.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 22nd day of October, 2013.

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Kristine G. Baker
United States District Judge