Felder v. Astrue

Filing 7

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting Plaintiff's 6 MOTION to Transfer. It is ORDERED that the Clerk shall TRANSFER this matter to the Western District of Virginia (Abingdon). Signed by Magistrate Judge R. Clarke VanDervort on 7/23/2012. (cc: counsel of record) (arb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
BLUEFIELD DIVISION
ELAINE CHIVON FELDER,
Plaintiff,
v.
MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,
Commissioner of the Social
Security Administration,
Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 1:12-02175

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to Transfer (Document No. 6.), filed on July
23, 2012. Plaintiff seeks a change of venue to the Western District of Virginia pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 1404. This case was filed in this district on June 20, 2012. (Document No. 2.) Plaintiff states in
her Complaint that she is a resident of Bluefield, Virginia, which is in Tazewell County, Virginia.
(Document No. 1 at 1.) Proper venue under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) is “in the district court of the United
States for the judicial district in which the plaintiff resides.” 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Accordingly, it is
hereby ORDERED that the Clerk shall TRANSFER this matter to the Western District of Virginia
(Abingdon), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a).
The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Order to counsel of record.
ENTER: July 23, 2012.

R. Clarke VanDervort
United States Magistrate Judge