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Parties Involved:
Christine Downton
Defendant
Gary Downton
Defendant
Stephen P. Kelly
Plaintiff
Wal-Mart Store #2092
Defendant
Wal-Mart, Inc.
Defendant

Document Text:

AO72A

(Rev. 8/82)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION

STEPHEN P. KELLY PLAINTIFF

V. Civil No. 06-5179

WAL-MART, INC.;

CHRISTINE DOWNTON;

GARY DOWNTON; and

WAL-MART STORE #2092 DEFENDANT

O R D E R

On this 14 day of December 2006, there comes on for th

consideration the report and recommendation filed in this case

on November 13, 2006, by the Honorable Beverly Stites Jones,

United States Magistrate for the Western District of Arkansas.

(Doc. 5.) On November 16, 2006, Plaintiff filed a motion to

amend his complaint which also contained his objections to the

report and recommendation (Doc. 6). The court has reviewed this

case de novo and, being well and sufficiently advised, finds as

follows: The report and recommendation is proper and should be

and hereby is adopted in its entirety. Accordingly, the Court

finds that venue is improper in this district and hereby

transfers this case to the Northern District of New York,

Watertown Division, Jefferson County Courthouse, Dulles State

Office Building, 317 Washington Street, 10 Floor, Watertown, th

New York 13601. The Court leaves the issue of whether the

defendants should be served to be decided by the Northern

District of New York. Further, Plaintiff’s motion to amend his

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AO72A

(Rev. 8/82)

complaint is DENIED AS MOOT and may be re-filed in the Northern

District of New York.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

/s/ Robert T. Dawson

Honorable Robert T. Dawson

United States District Judge

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