Source: https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/alabama/almdce/2:2017cv00332/63590/5
Timestamp: 2018-03-19 01:36:56
Document Index: 187914968

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1983', '§ 1406', '§ 1983', '§ 1391', '§ 1406', '§ 1404', '§ 1406']

OPINION AND ORDER: it ORDERED that this case be transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama pursuant to the provisions of 28 USC 1406 for Greer-El v. Camden Work Center et al(INMATE 1) :: Justia Dockets & Filings
Justia Dockets & Filings Eleventh Circuit Alabama Alabama Middle District Court Greer-El v. Camden Work Center et al(INMATE 1) Filing 5
Greer-El v. Camden Work Center et al(INMATE 1)
OPINION AND ORDER: it ORDERED that this case be transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama pursuant to the provisions of 28 USC 1406(a); DIRECTING the clerk to undertake those measures necessary to effectuate the transfer of this case; This case is closed in this court. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 6/16/2017. (wcl, )
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION JEROME GREER-EL, #185535, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ) CAMDEN WORK CENTER, ) et al., ) ) Defendants. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:17-CV-332-MHT (WO) OPINION and ORDER Upon receipt of the document initiating this civil action, the court construed it as a complaint filed pursuant to plaintiff challenge against Work 42 Jerome the him Center by and U.S.C. § 1983. Greer-El, a state constitutionality correctional the In complaint, inmate, of officials Fountain the seeks actions at Correctional the to taken Camden Facility. Specifically, Greer-El complains that during a transfer between these facilities his legal materials relevant to this case went missing. After reviewing the complaint, the court finds that this case should be transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406. A § 1983 “action may be brought in –- (1) a judicial district in which any defendant resides, if all defendants are residents of the State in which the district is located; (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred ... ; or (3) if there is no district in which an action may otherwise be brought as provided in this section, any judicial district in which any defendant is subject to the court’s personal jurisdiction with respect to such action.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). The law further provides that when a case is filed “laying venue in the wrong division or district” the court may, “if it be in the interest of justice, transfer to any district ... where it could have been brought.” 28 2 such case U.S.C. § 1406(a); see also 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) (“For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district ... where it might have been brought[.]”). The Camden Correctional Work Facility Center are both and the located Fountain within the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Thus, the actions about which Greer-El complains occurred in the Southern District of Alabama. Moreover, the complaint indicates that the individuals allegedly personally responsible for the challenged actions District of Alabama. reside in the Southern Under these circumstances, the claims asserted by Greer-El are beyond the venue of this court. complaint action is However, it is clear from the face of the that the the proper United venue States Southern District of Alabama. 3 for District this Court cause of for the In that, light in of the the foregoing, interest convenience of transferred the to the of parties, United the court justice this States concludes and case for the should District for be the Southern District of Alabama for review and disposition of the claims presented herein, including Greer-El’s request for initiation submit preliminary of the application this injunctive civil action, leave to proceed (Upon Greer-El did not fees nor an filing/administrative for relief. in forma pauperis. Nevertheless, the circumstances of this case dictate that assessment and collection of any filing fee should be undertaken by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.) *** Accordingly, it ORDERED that this case be transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). 4 The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to undertake those measures necessary to effectuate the transfer of this case. This case is closed in this court. DONE, this the 16th day of June, 2017. /s/ Myron H. Thompson UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE