Carroll v. Bowie County, No. 5:2017cv00187 - Document 5 (E.D. Tex. 2017)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING VENUE. Signed by Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven on 11/29/2017. (slo, )

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Carroll v. Bowie County Doc. 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TEXARKANA DIVISION CONRAY CARROLL § VS. § BOWIE COUNTY, TEXAS § CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:17cv187 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING VENUE Petitioner Conray Carroll, an inmate confined in the Bowie County Jail, proceeding pro se, filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner states he is confined pursuant to a criminal indictment filed in the Judicial District Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas. Petitioner asserts that he was arrested on March 19, 1996. On May 8, 1997, petitioner was convicted of Rape and sentenced to a term of 720 months’ imprisonment. Petitioner states he has been continuously confined in the Arkansas Department of Corrections since that date. Petitioner states that on July 28, 2017, pursuant to an order of Ms. Wendy Kelley, the Director of the Arkansas Department of Corrections, he was transferred from the Arkansas Department of Corrections to the Bowie County Jail located in Texarkana, Texas. Petitioner asserts he is being illegally restrained in Texas because he has not been found guilty of a crime in the state of Texas, nor does he have any charges or indictments pending against him in the state of Texas. Petitioner contends his transfer to the Bowie County Jail violated the judgment entered against him in Arkansas. Thus, he claims his confinement is unlawful. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d), a petitioner may bring his petition for writ of habeas corpus in either the federal judicial district in which he was convicted or the district in which he is incarcerated. As petitioner states no Texas charges have been filed against him, his incarceration in the Bowie County Jail appears to be the result of some contractual arrangement between Bowie County and the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Accordingly, his incarceration is due to his Arkansas conviction rather than any action by a Texas court. Dockets.Justia.com . As petitioner’s incarceration is the result of an Arkansas conviction, the Court is of the opinion this petition should be transferred to the federal judicial district where the conviction occurred. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 83, Pulaski County, where petitioner was convicted, is located in the Western Division of the Eastern District of Arkansas. This petition will therefore be transferred to such division and district. ORDER For the reasons set forth above, it is ORDERED that this petition is TRANSFERRED to the Western Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. SIGNED this 29th day of November, 2017. ____________________________________ CAROLINE M. CRAVEN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 2

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