Medcalf v. Evans

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
CENTRAL DIVISION
WILLIAM G. MEDCALF PLAINTIFF
v. Case No. 3:24-cv-00155-KGB
TRAVIS EVANS DEFENDANT
ORDER
Before the Court is plaintiff William Medcalf’s pro se complaint (Dkt. No. 2) and motion
to proceed in forma pauperis (Dkt. No. 1). Mr. Medcalf, who is currently detained in the Pike
County Jail, sues Travis Evans for breach of contract seeking $19,500.00 (Dkt. No. 2, at 1).
Based on the facts alleged and defendant named in Mr. Medcalf’s complaint, it appears
that venue lies properly in United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. See
28 U.S.C. §1391(b). Mr. Medcalf lists Mr. Evans as residing in Norman, Arkansas, which is
located in Montgomery County in the Western District of Arkansas. Accordingly, the Court finds
that the interests of justice would best be served by transferring this case to the United State District
Court for the Western District of Arkansas. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a) (“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.”).
The Clerk of Court is directed to transfer immediately Mr. Medcalf’s entire case file to the
United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. In re Nine Mile Ltd., 673 F.2d
242, 243 (8th Cir. 1982).
It is so ordered this 11th day of September, 2024.
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Kristine G. Baker
Chief United States District Judge
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