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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

JAMES R. DOWNES,

AIS #00281824,

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Petitioner, )

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vs. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 16-0240-CG-N

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STATE OF ALABAMA 

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,

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Respondent. )

ORDER

After due and proper consideration of the issues raised, and there having 

been no objections filed, the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge 

made under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B)-(C), Rule 8(b) of the Rules Governing § 2254 

Cases in the United States District Courts, and S.D. Ala. GenLR 72(a)(2)(R), and 

dated June 3, 2016, is ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court. 

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Petitioner Downes’s motion requesting 

“permission for change of venue” (Doc. 4) is DENIED and that this habeas action 

under 28 U.S.C § 2254 be TRANSFERRED under 28 U.S.C. § 1631 to the United 

States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, with disposition of 

Downes’s pending motion to proceed without prepayment of fees (Doc. 2) and 

“Motion for Equitable Tolling” (Doc. 3) to be left to the transferee court.

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The Clerk of Court shall take any action necessary to effect this transfer and 

is directed to close this case following transfer. 

DONE and ORDERED this 28th day of June, 2016.

/s/ Callie V. S. Granade 

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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