KONRATH v. SUPERINTENDENT

Filing 3

CLOSED TRANSFER - Order Transferring Action to Northern District of Indiana.Here, the disciplinary proceedings giving rise to the claim occurred, and the petitioner can be found, in the Northern District of Indiana. Under these circumstances, the appropriate venue for the action is the Northern District of Indiana. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). Accordingly, the above action is now TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana at South Bend, Indiana. Copy to Petitioner via U.S. Mail. Signed by Judge Tanya Walton Pratt on 1/12/2017.(JLS)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION
GREGORY KONRATH,
Petitioner,
vs.
SUPERINTENDENT,
Respondent.

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Order Transferring Action to Northern District of Indiana
The petitioner is incarcerated at the Westville Correctional Facility (“WCF”). He brings
this habeas petition challenging a prison disciplinary action which was conducted at WCF.
WCF is located in Westville, Indiana, which lies in LaPorte County. LaPorte County is in
the Northern District of Indiana. 28 U.S.C. § 94. The petitioner has not paid the filing fee nor filed
a motion to proceed in forma pauperis.
Here, the disciplinary proceedings giving rise to the claim occurred, and the petitioner can
be found, in the Northern District of Indiana. Under these circumstances, the appropriate venue
for the action is the Northern District of Indiana. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). Accordingly, the above
action is now TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Indiana at South Bend, Indiana.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: 1/12/2017

Distribution:
Gregory Konrath, #254068
Westville Correctional Facility
Inmate Mail/Parcels
5501 South 1100 West
Westville, IN 46391