Keaton v. Martin, No. 5:2024cv00062 - Document 3 (E.D. Tex. 2024)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER that this civil rights action is TRANSFERRED to the Texarkana Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Signed by Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn on 4/24/24. (kcv)

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Keaton v. Martin Doc. 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS BEAUMONT DIVISION CHRISTOPHER LEE KEATON § VS. § DENNIS MARTIN § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:24-CV-138 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Christopher Lee Keaton, a prisoner confined at the Telford Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Dennis Martin. The defendant is employed at the Telford Unit. Discussion When jurisdiction is not founded solely on diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b) provides that venue is proper in the judicial district where the defendants reside or in which the claim arose. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404, the district court may transfer a civil action to any other district where it could have been brought for the convenience of parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice. Plaintiff complains of incidents that took place at the Telford Unit. The Telford Unit is located in Bowie County, which is in the Texarkana Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Venue is proper in the Eastern District of Texas, but the court has considered the circumstances and has determined that the interests of justice would be served by transferring this action to the division in which the claims arose. Therefore, the case should be transferred to the Texarkana Division. It is accordingly Dockets.Justia.com ORDERED that this civil rights action is TRANSFERRED to the Texarkana Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. SIGNED this 24th day of April, 2024. _________________________ Zack Hawthorn United States Magistrate Judge 2

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