Opinion
1:21-cv-6468 (NLH) (KMW)
03-25-2021
KOBBIE DOMINICK JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. WEST HARTFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., Defendants.
APPEARANCES: Kobbie Dominick Johnson 437048 Camden County Correctional Facility 330 Federal Street Camden, NJ 08103 Plaintiff pro se
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
APPEARANCES : Kobbie Dominick Johnson
437048
Camden County Correctional Facility
330 Federal Street
Camden, NJ 08103
Plaintiff pro se HILLMAN , District Judge
WHEREAS, Plaintiff Kobbie Dominick Johnson filed a civil rights complaint pursuant 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on March 24, 2021, see ECF No. 1; and
WHEREAS, Plaintiff is presently detained in the Camden County Correctional Facility awaiting trial; and
WHEREAS, Plaintiff names the West Hartford Police Department, West Hartfield city, and the State of Connecticut as defendants; and
WHEREAS, Plaintiff alleges he was falsely arrested in West Hartford, Connecticut. Plaintiff was extradited to New Jersey after Connecticut authorities contacted New Jersey authorities to verify his identify, ECF No. 1 at 6; and
WHEREAS, Plaintiff asserts he should not have been arrested in Connecticut. He does not allege any constitutional violations by New Jersey authorities or within the District of New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, as Plaintiff is suing Connecticut state officials and government entities, the Court concludes the interests of justice would be better served by transferring this action to the District of Connecticut for resolution. See 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) ("For the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice, a district court may transfer any civil action to any other district or division where it might have been brought . . . .");
THEREFORE, IT IS on this 25th day of March, 2021
ORDERED that the Clerk shall transfer this matter to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a); and it is finally
ORDERED that the Clerk shall serve a copy of this Order upon Plaintiff by regular mail and close this matter.
s/ Noel L. Hillman
NOEL L. HILLMAN, U.S.D.J. At Camden, New Jersey