Wright v. Jackson Correction Facility et al

Filing 4

ORDER transferring case to the Middle District of Georgia, Macon Division. Signed by Judge Dudley H. Bowen on 7/8/15. (cmr)

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DUBLIN DIVISION
JAMESWRIGHT,
Plaintifl

cv 315-049
FACILITY,
JACKSONCORRECTION
AndCHNSTINA FARRELL,
Defendants.

ORDER
case
Plaintiff filed the above-captioned in the Dublin Division of this Coruteventhough
alt of the narneddefeldants are located in Jackson,Butts County, Georgia and the eventsin
Plaintift-scomplaintare allegedto have occurredin Butts County. (Seedoc no. I' p. 4-6.)
the
Butts County is situatedin the Middle District of Georgia, propervenuetbr this
Because
action is the Macon Division of the Middle District cf Georgia,not the SouthemDistrict of
28
Georgia. U.S.C. l3sl(b).
S
the
this
of
In theinterest
ofjustice, instead dismissing action,the Courtmaytransfer case
that
it
to the court irr which venuewould be proper. 28 U.S.C.$ la06(a). Becau"se appears the
to
case should have been t'iled in the Middle District of Georgia,tra.ustbr that District is
appropriate.
Therefore, the Court hereby ORDERS that the above-captionedcase be
h,{acon
District Courtlbr the lv{iddleDistrictof Georgia.
TRAI\SFERRED to the UnitedStates

The Court also DIRECTS the Clerk to forwardthe file to
Division. for fi.rrther
consideration.
thatdistrict.
this
SOORDERED

y ofJuly,2015, Augusta,
at
Georgia.

DISTRICTJLJDGE