Hickey v. Trousdale Turner Correctional Complex et al, No. 3:2020cv00186 - Document 8 (E.D. Tenn. 2020)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION in support of the following Judgment Order transferring case. Signed by District Judge Pamela L Reeves on 6/5/20. (c/m Anthony Hickey 141911 TROUSDALE TURNER CORRECTIONAL CENTER 140 MACON WAY HARTSVILLE, TN 37074) (ADA)
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Hickey v. Trousdale Turner Correctional Complex et al Doc. 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE ANTHONY HICKEY, Plaintiff, v. TROUSDALE CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX, WASHBURN, CUDE, LT. PORTER, CAPTAIN MCVAY, SERGEANT HAWKINS, SERGEANT GENT, SERGEANT MELLA, CHIEF WHATENBURG, SERGEANT RIBBONS, MR. BROWN, and INTERNAL AFFAIRS, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No.: 3:20-CV-186-PLR-DCP MEMORANDUM OPINION The Court is in receipt of a pro se prisoner’s civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 [Doc. 2], and a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis [Doc. 1]. Plaintiff’s complaint is against the Trousdale Turner Correctional Complex and staff employed at the facility [See Doc. 2]. The general venue statute for federal district courts provides in relevant part, as follows: A civil 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 a substantial part of property that is the subject of the action is situated; 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)(1)-(3). A federal district court may transfer a civil action to any district or division where it could have been filed originally “in the interest of justice.” 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). Case 3:20-cv-00186-PLR-DCP Document 8 Filed 06/05/20 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 35 Dockets.Justia.com Trousdale Turner Correctional Complex is located in Trousdale County, Tennessee. Trousdale County lies within the Nashville Division of the Middle District of Tennessee. See 28 U.S.C. § 123(b). The Court therefore concludes that the proper venue for this case is the Nashville Division of the Middle District of Tennessee. Accordingly, the Clerk will be DIRECTED to transfer this action to the Nashville Division of the Middle District of Tennessee and CLOSE this Court’s file. SO ORDERED. ENTER: ____________________________________________ CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2 Case 3:20-cv-00186-PLR-DCP Document 8 Filed 06/05/20 Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 36
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