Reed v. Missouri Department of Corrections
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OPINION, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER OF TRANSFER--HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis [Doc. 6 ] is provisionally granted, subject tomodification by theUnited StatesDistrictCourt for theWesternDistrict of Missouri. FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall transfer this case to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(b). Signed by District Judge Henry E. Autrey on 08/20/2012. (CLK)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
HOMER L. REED,
Plaintiff,
v.
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS, et al.,
Defendants.
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No. 4:12CV889 TCM
OPINION, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER OF TRANSFER
This matter is before the Court on plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. The
motion will be provisionally granted. Additionally, the Court will transfer this case to the United
States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Plaintiff brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. All of the named defendants are located
in De Kalb County, which is in the Western District of Missouri, and all of the events described in
the complaint occurred in the Western District of Missouri.
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b), an action of this type may “be brought only in (1) a judicial
district where any defendant resides, if all defendants reside in the same State, (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, or (3) a judicial district in
which any defendant may be found, if there is no district in which the action may otherwise be
brought.”
Because the defendants are located in the Western District, and because the events that gave
rise to this case occurred in the Western District, venue is proper in the Western District of Missouri.
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1406(b), “The district court of a district in which is filed a case laying
venue in the wrong division or district shall dismiss, or if it be in the interest of justice, transfer such
case to any district or division in which it could have been brought.” Because plaintiff is proceeding
pro se, the Court finds that it is in the interest of justice to transfer this case to the United States
District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis [Doc. 6]
is provisionally granted, subject to modification by the United States District Court for the Western
District of Missouri.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall transfer this case to the United States
District Court for the Western District of Missouri. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(b).
Dated this 20th day of August, 2012.
HENRY EDWARD AUTREY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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