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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT QUINCY THOMAS,

Petitioner,

v.

DERRAL G. ADAMS, Warden

Respondent.

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1:10-cv-00082-DLB (HC)

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

CHANGE NAME OF RESPONDENT

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Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

When the petition was initially filed, Petitioner named the State of California as

Respondent. A petitioner filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus must name the state officer

who has custody of the petitioner as the respondent. Rule 2 (a) of the Rules Governing § 2254

cases; Ortiz-Sandoval v. Gomez, 81 F.3d 891, 894 (9th Cir. 1996). Normally, the person having

custody of an incarcerated petitioner is the warden of the prison in which the petitioner is

incarcerated because the warden has "day-to-day control over" the petitioner. Brittingham v.

United States, 982 F.2d 378, 379 (9th Cir. 1992); see also Stanley v. California Supreme Court,

21 F.3d 359, 360 (9th Cir. 1994). 

On February 12, 2010, the Court an Order to Show Cause why the Petition should not be

dismissed for lack of jurisdiction in that Petitioner had not named a proper Respondent. On

March 1, 2010, Petitioner filed a notice naming Warden Adams as the Respondent. 

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Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to substitute Warden Adams as the

Respondent in this action. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 13, 2010 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3b142a UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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