McQueen v. Department of Corrections et al, No. 1:2020cv00338 - Document 6 (S.D. Ala. 2020)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER: it is ORDERED as follows: (1) The magistrate judge's recommendation (doc. no. 5 ) is adopted. (2) This case is transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404 (a). (3) The pending motion is left for resolution by the transferee court. The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to take appropriate steps to effect the transfer. This case is closed in this court. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 6/30/2020. (cwl, ) [Transferred from Alabama Middle on 6/30/2020.]

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McQueen v. Department of Corrections et al Doc. 6 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION MARCUS D. MCQUEEN, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, et al., Defendants. CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:20cv389-MHT (WO) OPINION AND ORDER Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiff, a state inmate, filed this lawsuit challenging the conditions of confinement at the Fountain Correctional Facility and complaining that guards at the facility are intentionally subjecting inmates to unnecessary uses of force. This lawsuit is before the court on the recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge that the case District Court pursuant to 28 be for transferred the U.S.C. to Southern § the District 1404(a). objections to the recommendation. United of There States Alabama are no After an independent Dockets.Justia.com and de novo review of the record, the court concludes that the magistrate judge’s recommendation should be adopted. Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows: (1) The magistrate judge's recommendation (doc. no. 5) is adopted. (2) This case is transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). (3) The pending motion is left for resolution by the transferee court. The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to take appropriate steps to effect the transfer. This case is closed in this court. DONE, this the 30th day of June, 2020. /s/ Myron H. Thompson UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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