Kuna-(Jacob) v. Hirshfield

Filing 11

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER, Plaintiff's Motion (Doc. 10 ) for Change of Venue is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to TRANSFER this matter to the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois and to send a copy of this order to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All pending motions are MOOT. Plaintiff is DIRECTED to re-file any appropriate motions after completion of the transfer. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 12/21/2016. (jdh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
THOMAS JAMES KUNA-(JACOB),
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 16-cv-01143-JPG-RJD

DREW HIRSHFIELD, Commissioner
Of Patents,
Defendant.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on the Plaintiff’s Motion (Doc. 10) for Change of Venue.
The plaintiff had been directed to show cause noting that his complaint failed to contain the necessary
jurisdictional allegations. The Court also noted that the plaintiff resided in the Central District of
Illinois and it appeared that the actions alleged in this complaint occurred in the Central District of

Illinois. In response, the plaintiff has requested that this matter be transferred to the United States
District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
There are still jurisdictional defects within the plaintiff’s complaint; however, this Court
lacks jurisdiction to require any further corrective action.
Plaintiff’s Motion (Doc. 10) for Change of Venue is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is
DIRECTED to TRANSFER this matter to the United States District Court for the Central District of
Illinois and to send a copy of this order to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All
pending motions are MOOT. Plaintiff is DIRECTED to refile any appropriate motions after
completion of the transfer.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: 12/21/2016

s/J. Phil Gilbert
J. PHIL GILBERT
DISTRICT JUDGE