Short v. U.S. Department of State et al

Filing 26

ORDER: Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 23) is ACCEPTED and APPROVED, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Improper Venue or in the Alternative Transfer Venue (Doc. No. 14) is GRANTED, and this case is hereby TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Signed by Chief Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr on 5/16/2017. (xc:Pro se party by regular mail. ) (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(jw)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
LARRY ZANE SHORT,

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Plaintiff,
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, et al., )
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Defendants.
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No. 3:16-cv-02917
CHIEF JUDGE CRENSHAW

ORDER
The Magistrate Judge has entered a Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 23)
recommending that this case be transferred to the Western District of Tennessee. Having reviewed
the matter in accordance with Rule 72 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court agrees with
the recommended disposition because (1) Plaintiff has not shown that any events giving rise to his
claims occurred in this District, (2) neither Defendants nor Plaintiff reside in this District, and (3)
28 U.S.C. § 1402 provides for venue in the District where a plaintiff resides or where the act or
omission complained of occurred.
Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 23) is ACCEPTED and
APPROVED, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for Improper Venue or in the Alternative Transfer
Venue (Doc. No. 14) is GRANTED, and this case is hereby TRANSFERRED to the United States
District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
It is SO ORDERED.

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WAVERLY D. CRENSHAW, JR.
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE