Drake v. Jones Lang LaSalle Service Inc.

Filing 5

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO OTHER DISTRICT: Case transferred to Northern District of Texas. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 5/29/2018. (jdh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
E. DRAKE,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 18-cv-1054-JPG-SCW

JONES LANG LASALLE SERVICE INC.,
Defendant.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter comes before the Court for case management purposes. In a May 7, 2018,
order (Doc. 4), the Court noted that there is no indication this case has anything to do with the
Southern District of Illinois, and it expressed doubts about whether the case belongs in this
district as opposed to the district encompassing Dallas, Texas, where it appears the relevant
events and witnesses reside. The Court ordered plaintiff E. Drake to show cause on or before
May 25, 2018, why the Court should not transfer this case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) to the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Drake has not responded to the
order to show cause. The Court construes his failure to respond as an admission that this case
does not belong in the Southern District of Illinois and should be transferred. Accordingly, the
Court DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to TRANSFER this case to the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The transferee court will
address Drakes’ motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 2).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: May 29, 2018
s/ J. Phil Gilbert
J. PHIL GILBERT
DISTRICT JUDGE