Parham v. Georgia Department of Corrections et al

Filing 3

ORDER directing the Clerk to transfer the 1 Complaint filed by Carlos De'Andre Parham to the Middle District of Georgia. Signed by Magistrate Judge G. R. Smith on 10/3/16. (wwp)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION
CARLOS DE’ANDRE PARHAM,
Plaintiff,
v.
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS, et al,

CV416-248

Defendants.

ORDER
Carlos Parham is a prisoner housed at Washington State Prison in
Washington County, Georgia. Doc. 1. He brings this 42 U.S.C. § 1983
action against the Georgia Department of Corrections, Roderick Daniels,
C.E.R.T. Unit Manager Holloman, and Officers White, Ingram, and
Hendrix, over an incident at the prison. Id . at 5-6.
Because his claims arise from events that took place in Washington
County and defendants are all located there, the proper forum for this
case is the United States District Court for the Middle District of
Georgia. 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b) (venue); 28 U.S.C. § 1406 (district courts
may dismiss or transfer cases suffering venue defects); 28 U.S.C. § 90.
The Clerk is DIRECTED to transfer this case to the Middle District for

all further proceedings.

SO ORDERED , this 3rd day of October, 2016.

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE ILJDGE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA