Vahldick v. United States of America

Filing 11

ORDER granting 10 Motion to Change Venue; ORDER Transferring Case to the Fort Smith Division, Case No. 2:20-cv-02121 PKH. Signed by Honorable Susan O. Hickey on July 16, 2020. (cnn)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
EL DORADO DIVISION
SANDRA VAHLDICK
v.

PLAINTIFF
Case No. 1:19-cv-1064

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEFENDANT

ORDER

Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Change of Venue. (ECF No. 10). The Court finds
that no response is necessary and that this matter is ripe for consideration.
Plaintiff filed this action on December 18, 2019, in the United States District Court for the
Western District of Arkansas, El Dorado Division. In her motion, Plaintiff states that the circumstances
underlying her claims occurred in Van Buren, Arkansas and that she, her counsel, and counsel for
Defendant are all located in Fort Smith, Arkansas—in the Western District of Arkansas, Fort Smith
Division. Consequently, Plaintiff moves the Court to transfer this action from the El Dorado Division
to the Fort Smith Division. Plaintiff has further indicated that Defendant is in agreement that the Fort
Smith Division is the more appropriate venue for this action.
For the convenience of the parties and witnesses, and in the interests of justice, the Court finds
that this action should be transferred. 28 U.S.C. § 1404. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motion for Change
of Venue (ECF No. 10) is hereby GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to transfer this
case to the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, Fort Smith Division.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 16th day of July, 2020.
/s/ Susan O. Hickey
Susan O. Hickey
Chief United States District Judge