Royer v. Federal Bureau Of Prisons et al
Filing
59
MEMORANDUM OPINION in re Motion to Dismiss or for Summary Judgment. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 11/19/10. (klau, )
Royer v. Federal Bureau Of Prisons et al
Doc. 59
IN T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S D I S T R I C T C O U R T FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP VIRGINIA Alexandria Division
RANDALL TODD ROYER
Plaintiff,
v.
l:10-cv-0146
(LMB/IDD)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS Defendant.
L
NOV I 9 2010
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT C O U R T
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
B e f o r e the C o u r t is the d e f e n d a n t ' s M o t i o n to D i s m i s s o r f o r
Summary Judgment [Dkt. No. 23].
For the reasons discussed below,
the Court finds that venue is improper in the Eastern District of Virginia. Accordingly, the Court will not address the Motion to
Dismiss but will transfer this civil action to the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia.
I. Background
This is a civil action against the Federal Bureau of Prisons
("BOP"), an agency of the United States Department of Justice,
located in the District of Columbia. The pro se plaintiff, Randall
Todd Royer, also known as Ismail Royer, is a federal inmate in the
custody of the BOP.
On January 16, 2004, Royer pled guilty before
this Court to one count of aiding and abetting the use and
discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of
violence (conspiracy to violate the Neutrality Act), in violation
of 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(2) & 3238, and one count of aiding and
abetting the carrying of an explosive during the commission of a
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