Phillips v. Singleton et al

Filing 3

ORDER directing the Clerk of Court to immediately transfer this case to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, Texarkana Division. Signed by Magistrate Judge Beth Deere on 6/13/2018. (cmn) [Transferred from ared on 6/13/2018.]

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION
MICHAEL PHILLIPS,
ADC #145557
V.

PLAINTIFF
CASE NO. 4:18-CV-399-KGB-BD

JAMES SINGLETON, et al.

DEFENDANTS
ORDER

Plaintiff Michael Phillips, an Arkansas Department of Correction inmate formerly
detained at the Hempstead County Jail, filed this case without the help of a lawyer under
42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Docket entry #2) Mr. Phillips’s claims arose while he was housed at
the Hempstead County Jail in Hope, Arkansas, which lies in the Western District of
Arkansas.
The interests of justice would best be served by transferring this case to the United
States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, under 28 U.S.C. 1406(a). The
Clerk of Court, therefore, is directed to immediately transfer this case to the United States
District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, Texarkana Division, United States
Courthouse, Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, Room 1038, Fort Smith, Arkansas
72901.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 13th day of June, 2018.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE