Legal Opinion
In Re Wilton Chatman-Bey
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 4, 1983No. 83-1617PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
Petitioner Wilton Chatman-Bey, a federal prisoner, commenced a proceeding in the district court seeking mandamus or habeas corpus relief. The district court, invoking 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) (change of venue), directed a transfer of Chatman-Bey’s case to the district embracing the place at which he is incarcerated. The court ordered the transfer on its own motion and without indication from any party that this forum would be inconvenient. A few months ago, we vacated a transfer order similarly directed to a prisoner’s claim and similarly entered on the court’s own motion…
3Cases cited14 opinions
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- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Allied Chemical Corp. v. Daiflon, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- William Rodger Starnes v. Honorable Matthew F. McGuire Arthur Everett Small, Jr. v. Honorable George L. Hart, JrCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Salvatore G. Crisafi v. George E. HollandCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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4Cited by21 opinions
- Wilton Chatman-Bey v. Richard Thornburgh, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Steven Guerra v. Edwin Meese, IIICourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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- In Re: Sealed CaseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- Ukiah Adventist Hospital v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
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