Gentry v. Sieger et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
CENTRAL DIVISION
JERRY L. GENTRY, 	PLAINTIFF
# 610372
v. 	4:23CV00940-KGB-JTK
GEAN SIEGER, et al. 	DEFENDANTS
ORDER
Jerry L. Gentry (“Plaintiff”) filed a pro se Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against
multiple officials at the Columbia County, Arkansas, Detention Center 	(Doc. No. 2). 	The
Detention Center is in Magnolia, Arkansas, which lies in the Western District of Arkansas.
Because of the Defendants named and allegations made, the Court finds that the interests
of justice would be best served by transferring this case to the United States District Court for the
Western District of Arkansas. 	See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).1
The Clerk of the Court is directed to immediately TRANSFER PLAINTIFF’S ENTIRE
CASE FILE to the Western District of Arkansas.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 19th day of October, 2023.
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JEROME T. KEARNEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
1 “The district court of a district in which is filed a case laying venue in the wrong
division or district shall dismiss, or if it be in the interest of justice, transfer such case to any
district or division in which it could have been brought.” 	Id.
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