Irby v. Young

We granted Leon Irby leave to appeal 1 from an order changing venue from Dodge county to Dane county. Respondent is the superintendent of Waupun Correctional Institution in Dodge county. Irby is a Waupun inmate. He petitioned the Dodge County Circuit Court for certiorari to review a prison disciplinary committee’s decision finding him guilty of violating an institutional regulation. The superintendent is the sole defendant and the action is brought against him in his official capacity. For that reason, we hold that venue lies in Dane county. We therefore affirm.

Irby rests his contention that…