Jolley v. Boone County Jail et al

Filing 9

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: Clerk of Court shall transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Signed by U.S. District Senior Judge Sam A. Crow on 4/3/18. Mailed to pro se party Gary R. Jolley by regular mail (msb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS
GARY R. JOLLEY,
Plaintiff,
v.

CASE NO. 17-3219-SAC

BOONE COUNTY JAIL, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on a civil rights complaint filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
by a prisoner. Plaintiff proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis.
The complaint identifies the defendants as “Boone County Jail” and “Advanced
Correctional Healthcare.” (Doc. 1, at 1.) The complaint alleges negligence and lack of proper
medical care by staff at the Boone County Jail in Columbia, Missouri.
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b):
A civil action may be brought in –
(1) a judicial district in which any defendant resides, if all
defendants are residents of the State in which the district is located;
(2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or
omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of
property that is the subject of the action is situated . . .
28 U.S.C. § 1391(b)(1)–(2).
Accordingly, venue is proper in Missouri under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). The Court directs
the Clerk of the Court to transfer this matter to the United States District Court for the Western
District of Missouri.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE COURT that the Clerk of Court shall
transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated in Topeka, Kansas, on this 3rd day of April, 2018.

s/ Sam A. Crow
SAM A. CROW
Senior U. S. District Judge

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