Jones v. US District Court, Western District

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BEAUMONT DIVISION
MICHAEL D. JONES §
VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:26-CV-45
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, WESTERN §
DISTRICT
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Plaintiff Michael D. Jones, a prisoner confined at the McLennan County Jail, proceeding pro
se, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against United States District Court for
the Western District of Texas.
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. Venue is not proper in the Eastern District of Texas, because the plaintiff alleges that the
claims arose in the Western District of Texas. 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. The court has considered the circumstances and
has determined that justice would be served by transferring this action to the district where the claims
arose and the defendants reside. It is accordingly
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ORDERED that this civil rights action is TRANSFERRED to the Waco Division of the
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
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