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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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Case No. 4:16cv109-RH/CAS

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

TALLAHASSEE DIVISION

RONALD DAVID JONES,

Plaintiff,

v. CASE NO. 4:16cv109-RH/CAS

GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY

et al.,

Defendants.

_____________________________/

ORDER FOR TRANSFER

In this case the plaintiff asserts claims arising from his enrollment as a 

student at Grand Canyon University. The university’s campus is in Arizona. The 

plaintiff took classes on line from his residence in Florida and participated in an 

internship in Florida.

The case is before the court on the magistrate judge’s report and 

recommendation, ECF No. 41, and the objections, ECF No. 48. I have reviewed de 

novo the issues raised by the objections. 

The report and recommendation concludes that venue is improper in this 

district and that, in any event, the case should be transferred to the District of 

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Arizona under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Under that statute, “[f]or the convenience of 

parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any 

civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought . . . .” 

This action could properly have been brought in the District of Arizona. And 

transfer to that district will serve the convenience of most of the parties and 

witnesses and the interest of justice. This is especially so in light of the plaintiff’s 

decision to name as defendants not just the university but also nine individual 

university employees, all of whom apparently live and work in Arizona. The 

plaintiff does not allege that the individual defendants did anything in Florida. 

Factors informing a court’s application of § 1404(a) include relevant public 

and private interests. See generally Robinson v. Giarmarco & Bill, P.C., 74 F.3d 

253, 260 (11th Cir. 1996); Jumara v. State Farm Ins. Co., 55 F.3d 873, 879-80 (3d 

Cir. 1995); 15 Charles Alan Wright & Arthur R. Miller, Federal Practice &

Procedure: Jurisdiction '' 3847-3854 (3d ed. 2011). I conclude, as a matter of 

discretion, that this case should be transferred to the District of Arizona. 

For these reasons, 

IT IS ORDERED:

The report and recommendation is accepted. This case is transferred to the 

United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Phoenix Division. The 

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clerk must take all steps necessary to effect the transfer.

SO ORDERED on December 9, 2016.

s/Robert L. Hinkle

United States District Judge

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