Williams v. Miller et al

Filing 5

OPINION AND ORDER by Judge Ronald A. White: This action is dismissed without prejudice because proper venue does not lie in this district. terminating case (acg, Deputy Clerk)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
MARIO WILLIAMS,
Plaintiff,
v.
CHAD MILLER, et al.,
Defendants.

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No. CIV 13-529-RAW-SPS

OPINION AND ORDER
Plaintiff, an inmate in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections who
is incarcerated at Cimarron Correctional Facility in Cushing, Oklahoma, has filed this civil
rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that since his transfer to that
facility in May 2013, prison officials have violated his constitutional rights. The defendants
are Warden Chad Miller, Assistant Warden Briggs, Health Service Administrator Sellers,
Prison Physician Dr. Weissman, Lt. Battles, and Chaplain Fox.
All of these defendants appear to be located within the territorial jurisdiction of the
United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Because proper venue
does not lie in this district, see 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b), plaintiff's complaint is dismissed without
prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).
IT IS SO ORDERED this 17th day of December 2013.

Dated this 17th day of December, 2013.
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