West v. McFadden et al

Filing 10

MEMORANDUM ORDER - transferring Civil Action to USDC/EDPA. ***Civil Case Terminated. Signed by Judge Gregory M. Sleet on 9/8/14. (rwc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRlCT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

CHRlSTOPHER H. WEST,

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Plaintiff,

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WARDEN MCFADDEN and
DR. GESSNER,
Defendants.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

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IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to transfer this action to the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, for the reasons that follow:
The plaintiff, Christopher H. West ("West"), an inmate at the James T. Vaughn
Correctional Center ("VCC"), Smyrna, Delaware, filed this lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983. J (D.L 2.) He appears pro se and was granted permission to proceed in forma pauperis
pursuant to 28 U.S.c. § 1915, and following payments, has paid the filing fee in full. (D.L 6, 8.)
West alleges sexual harassment and unlawful conditions of confinement in violation of
his constitutional rights during the time he was housed at the Chester County Prison in West
Chester, Pennsylvania. The two named defendants, Warden McFadden and Dr. Gessner are both
located in Pennsylvania. The alleged wrongful acts appear to have occurred exclusively within
the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Only West, by reason of his transfer to the VCC, appears to
have any connection to this federal judicial district, the District of Delaware.

lWhen bringing a § 1983 claim, a plaintiff must allege that some person has deprived him
of a federal right, and that the person who caused the deprivation acted under color of state law.
West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42,48 (1988).

Venue is not proper in this federal judicial district based upon the court's review of the
facts alleged in the complaint. It is clear that "a substantial part of the events or omissions giving
rise to [West's] claim[s] occurred" within the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and that all
defendants are located within the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b)(1)
and (2).
For the above reasons, the Clerk of Court is directed to transfer this action the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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