Bradshaw v. State of Montana et al

Filing 4

TRANSFER ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Carolyn S Ostby on 4/13/2012. Mailed to Bradshaw. (TAG, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
BILLINGS DIVISION
CURTIS BRADSHAW,
Plaintiff,

Cause No. CV 12-00046-BLG-RFC-CSO
(CV 12-00031-H-DLC-RKS)

vs.

TRANSFER ORDER

STATE OF MONTANA, et al.,
Defendants.
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff Curtis Bradshaw's
pro se Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (Court Doc. 1) and
proposed Complaint (Court Doc. 2).
Under Local Rule 3.2(b), venue is proper in any Division of the
Court containing a county of proper venue under the laws of the State of
Montana. Under Montana law, this case must be brought in the county
where the defendants reside or the county where the tort was
committed. Mont. Code Ann. § 25-2-122. Because the named
Defendants are Helena residents or agencies based in Helena and
because all the acts complained of occurred in Helena, the proper venue

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is the Helena Division.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case is
TRANSFERRED to the Helena Division. The matter has been given a
new case number: CV-12-00031-H-DCL-RKS. All further filings in this
matter must refer to this new case number.
DATED this 13th day of April, 2012.
/s/ Carolyn S. Ostby
United States Magistrate Judge

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