Dunbar v. Perry

Filing 5

ORDER transferring this case to the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, for further consideration. Signed by Magistrate Judge Brian K. Epps on 3/7/2025. (amd) [Transferred from Georgia Southern on 3/7/2025.]

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
AUGUSTA DIVISION
JANIS L. DUNBAR,
Plaintiff,
v.
TYLER EMMITT PERRY, JR.,
Defendant.

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CV 125-040

ORDER
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Plaintiff filed this case in the Southern District of Georgia even though she asserts the
named Defendant is located in Atlanta, Georgia. (See doc. no. 1, p. 2.) Due to the rambling nature
of Plaintiff’s statement of her claims, it is not entirely clear where the events in Plaintiff’s
complaint allegedly took place, but after a thorough review of her filings, the Court discerns no
connection to any location in the Southern District of Georgia. As the named Defendant is located
in Fulton County, Georgia, the case more properly belongs in the Northern District of Georgia.
Accordingly, the proper venue is the Atlanta Division of the Northern District of Georgia. 28
U.S.C. § 1391(b). In the interest of justice, instead of dismissing this action, the Court ORDERS
it TRANSFERRED to the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division. 1 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).
The Court also DIRECTS the Clerk to forward the file to that District.
SO ORDERED this 7th day of March, 2025, at Augusta, Georgia.

For Plaintiff’s information, the mailing address for future filings in the Northern District of Georgia is:
Clerk, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 2211 U.S. Courthouse, 75 Ted Turner Drive, SW, Atlanta,
Georgia 30303-3361.
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