Royer v. Federal Bureau Of Prisons et al, No. 1:2010cv00146 - Document 59 (E.D. Va. 2010)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION in re Motion to Dismiss or for Summary Judgment. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 11/19/10. (klau, )

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Royer v. Federal Bureau Of Prisons et al Doc. 59 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP VIRGINIA Alexandria Division RANDALL TODD ROYER Plaintiff, l:10-cv-0146 v. (LMB/IDD) FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS L Defendant. NOV I 9 2010 MEMORANDUM OPINION CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA Before the Court is the defendant's Motion to Dismiss or for Summary Judgment [Dkt. No. 23]. For the reasons discussed below, the Court finds that venue is improper in the Eastern District of Virginia. Accordingly, the Court will not address the Motion to Dismiss but will transfer this civil action to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. I. Background This is a civil action against the Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP"), an agency of the United States Department of Justice, located in the District of Columbia. The pro se plaintiff, Randall Todd Royer, also known as Ismail Royer, is a federal inmate in the custody of the BOP. On January 16, 2004, Royer pled guilty before this Court to one count of aiding and abetting the use and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence (conspiracy to violate the Neutrality Act), in violation of 18 U.S.C. ยงยง 924(c)(2) & 3238, and one count of aiding and abetting the carrying of an explosive during the commission of a Dockets.Justia.com

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