Bay #251581 et al v. Caruso et al

Filing 5

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to the Western District of Michigan. Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (PPau) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 1/28/2010.]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION TONY X BAY, et al, Plaintiffs, v. PATRICIA CARUSO, et al., Defendants. _________________________________________/ ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN I. This is a pro se prisoner civil rights case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and other statutes. The complaint names 93 Michigan prisoners currently confined at various state prisons, 76 of whom are confined at prisons located within the Western District of Michigan and 17 of whom are confined at prisons located within the Eastern District of Michigan. The defendants are 54 employees of the Michigan Department of Corrections. The complaint states that 49 of the defendants are employed in Lansing, Munising, Marquette, and Kincheloe, Michigan, but does not indicate where the other five defendants are employed. The complaint concerns conditions of confinement and appears to primarily involve the prisoners placement and treatment while in segregation in various prisons from 1999 to 2008. For the reasons that follow, the case will be transferred to the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. CASE NO. 2:09-CV-15008 HONORABLE AVERN COHN

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II. The proper venue for civil actions in which jurisdiction is not based on diversity of citizenship is the judicial district where: (1) any defendant resides if all defendants reside in the same state; (2) a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred or a substantial part of the property in question is situated; or (3) any defendant may be found if there is no other district in which plaintiff may bring the action. 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). Public officials "reside" in the county where they serve. See O'Neill v. Battisti, 472 F.2d 789, 791 (6th Cir. 1972). Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), a district court may transfer a civil action to any other district where it might have been brought for the convenience of the parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice. Having reviewed the complaint, the Court finds that the Western District of Michigan is a more convenient and appropriate forum for this action. The 49 defendants for whom addresses have been provided reside in Alger, Chippewa, Ingham, and Marquette Counties for purposes of the present complaint. A substantial part of the conduct giving rise to the complaint also appears to have occurred in those counties. Additionally, 76 of the 93 plaintiffs reside in Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Ionia, Manistee, Marquette, and Muskegon Counties. The identified counties lie in the Southern and Northern Divisions of the Western District of Michigan. See 28 U.S.C. § 102(b).

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III. Accordingly, for the reasons stated above, the Clerk of the Court shall TRANSFER this case to the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391(b) and 1404(a). SO ORDERED. Dated: January 26, 2010 s/Avern Cohn AVERN COHN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to see attached on this date, January 26, 2010, by electronic and/or ordinary mail. s/Julie Owens Case Manager, [phone]

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09-15008 Bay, et al v. Caruso, et al CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Tony Bay, 251581 Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility 13924 Wadaga Road Baraga, MI 49908 Xavier Lnu Aka David Gleese, 208526 Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility 13924 Wadaga Road Baraga, MI 49908 Jameel Taylor, 249804 Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility 13924 Wadaga Road Baraga, MI 49908 Delon Golden, 218155 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 U.S. Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855 Obhin Manigo, 206614 Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility 1576 W. Bluewater Highway Ionia, MI 48846 Rosco Martin, 204375 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 U.S. Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855 Orlando James, 252844 Standish Maximum Correctional Facility 4713 West M-61 Standish, MI 48658 Raleem Aka Curtis Fuller, 211080 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 U.S. Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855 Alonzo Chaney, 253484 Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility 13924 Wadaga Road Baraga, MI 49908 Steve Graham, 193576 Baraga Correctional Facility 13924 Wadaga Road Baraga, MI 49908-9204 Damequan Lee, 261370 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Dale Clinton, 408591 Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility 13924 Wadaga Road Baraga, MI 49908 Morris Martin, 137601 Thumb Correctional Facility 3225 John Conley Drive Lapeer, MI 48446 Randolph Reed, 400534 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862

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09-15008 Bay, et al v. Caruso, et al CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Joseph Payne, 243281 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 James Adrian, 247481 Michigan Reformatory 1342 W. Main Street Ionia, MI 48846 Semajal Tinsley, 238173 Oaks Correctional Facility 1500 Caberfae Highway Manistee, MI 49660 Justin Huddleston, 183103 Michigan Reformatory 1342 W Main Ionia, MI 48846 Jason Fuller, 211623 Oaks Correctional Facility 1500 Caberfae Highway Manistee, MI 49660 Tarodd Sherrod, 254758 Macomb Correctional Facility 34625 26 Mile Road New Haven, MI 48048 Phillip Sample, 238818 Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility 13924 Wadaga Road Baraga, MI 49908 Keno Brown, 249735 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 U.S. Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855 Kenneth Anderson, 186487 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Irvin Clark, 231871 Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility 13924 Wadaga Road Baraga, MI 49908 Joel Jackson, 220082 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 U.S. Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855 Maurice Whiting, 246964 Parnall Correctional Facility 1780 E. Parnall Jackson, MI 49201 Jermaine Gulley, 250857 St. Louis Correctional Facility 8585 N. Croswell Road St. Louis, MI 48880 Daphius Barron, 226846 Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility 1576 W. Bluewater Highway Ionia, MI 48846 Jamario Mitchell, 386239 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Rico Thomas, 219127 Oaks Correctional Facility 1500 Caberfae Highway Manistee, MI 49660 Page 2 of 7

09-15008 Bay, et al v. Caruso, et al CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Larry Watson, 236137 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Keith Littles, 187132 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Leon Percival, 220239 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Julius Dannerman, 196416 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Terrill Bird, 397960 Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility 1576 W. Bluewater Highway Ionia, MI 48846 Deshawn Moore, 607994 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 U.S. Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855 Ray Fultz, 129354 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 U.S. Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855 Carlos Love, 227001 Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility 1576 W. Bluewater Highway Ionia, MI 48846 Ricardo Butler, 360219 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 James Brock, 350671 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 U.S. Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855 Danyell Thomas, 246713 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 U.S. Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855 Carl Scott, 167328 Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility 13924 Wadaga Road Baraga, MI 49908 Raymond Moore, 577784 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 U.S. Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855 Dustin Huffman, 429958 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 US Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855

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09-15008 Bay, et al v. Caruso, et al CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Gene Burks, 198591 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Bobby Overton, 253325 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Corey Askew, 218238 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Nathaniel Hudson, 464170 Standish Maximum Correctional Facility 4713 West M-61 Standish, MI 48658 Robert Palmer, 179759 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 U.S. Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855 Anthony Bethune, 264467 Standish Maximum Correctional Facility 4713 West M-61 Standish, MI 48658 David Patterson, 279884 St. Louis Correctional Facility 8585 N. Croswell Road St. Louis, MI 48880 Rob Bailey, 237838 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Ivan Berry, 476623 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 U.S. Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855 Israel William, 248401 Kinross Correctional Facility 16770 S. Watertower Drive Kincheloe, MI 49788 W Head, 180071 Michigan Reformatory 1342 West Main Street Ionia, MI 48846

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09-15008 Bay, et al v. Caruso, et al CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Martin Hall, 195128 Mound Correctional Facility 17601 Mound Rd. Detroit, MI 48212 Jeffrey Carney, 188923 Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility 13924 Wadaga Road Baraga, MI 49908 Antoine Harris, 374671 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 David Young, 18862 Ryan Correctional Facility 17600 Ryan Road Detroit, MI 48212 Mario Henderson, 212651 Ryan Correctional Facility 17600 Ryan Road Detroit, MI 48212 Louis Macalister, 318937 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 William Carter, 325319 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 U.S. Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855 Abraham Driver, 244556 Standish Maximum Correctional Facility 4713 West M-61 Standish, MI 48658 Serell Butts, 360595 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Talib Shaw, 246320 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Rio Bell, 235051 Thumb Correctional Facility 3225 John Conley Drive Lapeer, MI 48446 Kenneth Barnett, 236847 Muskegon Correctional Facility 2400 S. Sheridan Muskegon, MI 49442 John Johnson, 250462 Michigan Reformatory 1342 West Main Street Ionia, MI 48846 Joseph Jones, 199096 Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility 13924 Wadaga Road Baraga, MI 49908

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09-15008 Bay, et al v. Caruso, et al CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE James White, 219184 Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility 13924 Wadaga Road Baraga, MI 49908 Maurice Keith, 476569 Michigan Reformatory 1342 West Main Street Ionia, MI 48846 Stinare Jones, 347722 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Larry Adams, 245871 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Norman Rivers, 305073 Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility 1576 W. Bluewater Highway Ionia, MI 48846 Willie Debardelaben, 240689 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Larry Watkins, 236137 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Jerome Martin, 229792 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Stephon Marshall, 253869 Ryan Correctional Facility 17600 Ryan Road Detroit, MI 48212 Page 6 of 7

Michel Wesley, 372812 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Robert Aguilera, 232984 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Joes Skipper, 244675 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Demetrius Frazier, 230437 Alger Maximum Correctional Facility Industrial Park Drive P.O. Box 600 Munising, MI 49862 Stephanale Adams, 229338 Macomb Correctional Facility 34625 26 Mile Road New Haven, MI 48048

09-15008 Bay, et al v. Caruso, et al CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Juan Lance, 472679 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 U.S. Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855 Andrew Calbwell, 577351 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 U.S. Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855 Nicholas Fitzpatrick, 272775 Baraga Maximum Correctional Facility 13924 Wadaga Road Baraga, MI 49908 Ron Denham, 234620 Huron Valley Complex - Camp Valley 3413 Bemis Rd. P.O. Box 945 Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Anthony Huntley, 321993 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 U.S. Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855 William Carter, 325319 Marquette Branch Prison 1960 U.S. Hwy 41 South Marquette, MI 49855 Ursula Heard, 216080 Scott Correctional Facility 47500 Five Mile Road Plymouth, MI 48170 Tamara Marshall, 212812 Scott Correctional Facility 47500 Five Mile Road Plymouth, MI 48170

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