Conklin v. Hale et al
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 6 of Magistrate Judge Blewitt; ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to the Western District of PA; deferring initial screening of the complaint 1 and disposition of plaintiff's application 2 to proceed in forma pauperis to the transferee court; directing the clerk to close the file. Signed by Honorable Matthew W. Brann on 5/13/13. (km)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
TRAVIS SCOTT CONKLIN,
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Plaintiff
v.
SGT. HALE, LT. BRIGGER,
WARDEN BURNS, and
C.O. ROCKWELL,
Defendants.
No. 4:13-CV-0904
(Judge Brann)
(Magistrate Judge Blewitt)
ORDER
May 13, 2013
The undersigned has given full and independent consideration to the April
16, 2013 report and recommendation of Magistrate Judge Thomas M. Blewitt. ECF
No. 6. No objections have been filed.
Because this Court agrees with Judge Blewitt’s recommendation that the
action be transferred to the Western District of Pennsylvania, the Court will not
rehash the sound reasoning of the magistrate judge and will adopt the report and
recommendation in its entirety.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1.
United States Magistrate Judge Thomas M. Blewitt’s April 16, 2013
Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED in full. ECF No. 6.
2.
The clerk is directed to transfer 4:13-CV-0904 to the Western District
of Pennsylvania.
3.
Initial screening of the complaint and disposition of plaintiff Travis
Scott Conklin’s application to proceed in forma pauperis are deferred
to the transferee court.
4.
The clerk is directed to close the file.
s/ Matthew W. Brann
Matthew W. Brann
United States District Judge
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