Christopher Donnelly v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections et al

Filing 3

ORDER OF DISMISSAL for want of jurisdiction. Case terminated on 12/23/2014(Signed by Judge Gray H. Miller) Parties notified.(rkonieczny, 4)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
C HRISTOPHER D ONNELLY,
Plaintiff,
v.
P ENNSYLVANIA D EPT. OF C ORRECTIONS,
Defendant.

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C IVIL A CTION N O. H-14-3530

O RDER OF D ISMISSAL
Plaintiff, a Pennsylvania state inmate proceeding pro se, filed a letter with this Court
complaining of actions taken against him by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and
the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. The Clerk of the Court docketed the letter
as a prisoner section 1983 lawsuit. (Docket Entry No. 1.)
Neither plaintiff nor defendants are citizens of, or have any contacts with, the State
of Texas, and plaintiff asserts no claims that arose in Texas. To the contrary, plaintiff states
that he sent this letter to the Southern District of Texas “ because I don’t know where else
to turn.” He asserts no basis for jurisdiction in this Court, and the Court finds none.
This lawsuit is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION.
Signed at Houston, Texas on December 23, 2014.

Gray H. Miller
United States District Judge