Kellum v. State of Texas et al, No. 6:2020cv00273 - Document 4 (E.D. Tex. 2020)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION and Order transferring this action to the Tyler Division of the US District Court for the Eastern District of TX. Signed by Magistrate Judge Keith F. Giblin on 5/18/20. (tkd, )
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Kellum v. State of Texas et al Doc. 4 Case 6:20-cv-00273-JDK-KNM Document 4 Filed 05/18/20 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 30 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS BEAUMONT DIVISION DEMETRIUS RENEE KELLUM § VS. § STATE OF TEXAS, ET AL. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:20-CV-205 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Demetrius Renee Kellum, a prisoner currently confined at the McConnell 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 the State of Texas, Jacob David Putnam, D. Matt Bingham, and Christi Kennedy. 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 in Smith County, Texas, which is in the Tyler 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 Tyler Division. It is accordingly Dockets.Justia.com Case 6:20-cv-00273-JDK-KNM Document 4 Filed 05/18/20 Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 31 ORDERED that this civil rights action is TRANSFERRED to the Tyler Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. SIGNED this the 18th day of May, 2020. ____________________________________ KEITH F. GIBLIN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 2
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