Phillips v. Parker et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
CENTRAL DIVISION
JONATHAN DEWAYNE PHILLIPS, 	PLAINTIFF
ADC # 184473A
v. 	4:24CV01110-JM-JTK
HETTIE PARKER, et al. 	DEFENDANTS
ORDER
Jonathan Dewayne Phillips (“Plaintiff”) filed a pro se Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 against Searcy County, Arkansas, Jail Administrator Hettie Parker and Jailer Montana
Flint. 	(Doc. No. 2). 	The Searcy County Jail is in Marshall, 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 18 th day of December, 2024.
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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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