Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 11-cv-2068
09-11-2012
CANDACE SMITH, ET AL. v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
JUDGE WALTER
MAGISTRATE JUDGE HORNSBY
ORDER
For the reasons assigned in the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein, and having thoroughly reviewed the record, no written objections having been filed, and concurring with the findings of the Magistrate Judge under the applicable law;
IT IS ORDERED that the Government's Motion to Transfer Venue (Doc. 6) is granted, and this case is transferred to the Western District of Arkansas. This court recommends that this case be assigned to Judge Susan O. Hickey, who is already presiding over four cases in the Texarkana Division (12 CV 4020; 12 CV 4030; 12 CV 4034; and 12 CV 4035) that arise from the same Albert Pike Recreation Area flood that gave rise to this and a companion civil action.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Shreveport, Louisiana, this the 11th day of September, 2012
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DONALD E. WALTER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE