Legal Opinion
Dicken v. United States
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided August 31, 1994No. Civ. PJM 94-697PublishedCited by 246 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MESSITTE, District Judge.
I
Plaintiff Brenda Van Burén Dicken has filed a personal injury action in this Court in which she seeks damages from the United States for injuries she allegedly sustained when she fell on a stairway while visiting an inmate incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas (“USP Leavenworth”). The United States has moved, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404, to transfer the action to the District of Kansas, a request which Plaintiff opposes. For the following reasons, Defendant’s Motion to Transfer will be granted.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs action arises…
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