Tilloson v. Liggett

Filing 4

ORDER directing the Clerk of the Court to immediately transfer Mr. Tilloson's entire case file to the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Signed by Magistrate Judge Beth Deere on 7/26/2016. (mef)[Transferred from ared on 7/26/2016.]

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION
BENE BREEZE TILLOSON,
ADC #653832
V.

PLAINTIFF
NO: 4:16-CV-482-JM-BD

CHARLES LIGGETT, Doctor, ORCU, ADC

DEFENDANT

ORDER
Plaintiff Bene Breeze Tilloson has submitted this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case for filing in this
district. However, from the facts alleged and the Defendant named, it appears that venue
properly lies in the Western District of Arkansas. 28 U.S.C. §1391(b). Accordingly, the Court
finds that the interests of justice would best be served by transferring this case to the United
States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).1
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT the Clerk of the Court is directed to
IMMEDIATELY TRANSFER MR. TILLOSON’S ENTIRE CASE FILE to the United States
District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
DATED this 26th day of July, 2016

___________________________________
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE 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.