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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DERELLE ANTHONY OLIVER, Civil No. 12-CV-1698-MMA(KSC)

Petitioner,

ORDER:

(1) GRANTING APPLICATION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS, and

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(2) SUA SPONTE SUBSTITUTING

RESPONDENT

v.

MATTHEW CATE, Warden,

Respondent.

On July 5, 2012, Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, submitted a Petition for

Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. By Order dated July 23, 2012, the Court

dismissed the case without prejudice and with leave to amend for Petitioner’s failure to satisfy

the filing fee requirement, name a proper respondent, and state a cognizable federal claim. To

proceed with the case, Petitioner was advised that he had to either pay the $5 filing fee or submit

adequate proof of his inability to pay the fee, and file a First Amended Petition which cured the

noted pleading deficiencies, no later than September 25, 2012. On September 24, 2012,

Petitioner filed a First Amended Petition, and on September 27, 2012, Petitioner filed a Motion

fro Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. 

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APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

According to his prison trust fund account statement, Petitioner has $0.00 on account at

the California correctional institution in which he is presently confined. Petitioner cannot afford

the $5.00 filing fee. Thus, the Court GRANTS Petitioner’s application to proceed in forma

pauperis, and allows Petitioner to prosecute the above-referenced action as a poor person

without being required to prepay fees or costs and without being required to post security. The

Clerk of the Court shall file the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus without prepayment of the

filing fee.

SUBSTITUTION OF RESPONDENT

Petitioner is currently confined at California Institution for Men and has named B.M.

Cash, Warden, as Respondent. According to the official California Department of Corrections

and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) website, Gary S. Sandor is the Warden of California State Prison,

Corcoran, not B. M. Cash, as named by Petitioner. See Daniels-Hall v. Nat’l Educ. Ass’n., 629

F.3d 992, 998-99 (9th Cir. 2010) (taking judicial notice of information posted on government

website, the accuracy of which was undisputed). Because the possibility exists that the Warden

of California Institution for Men has changed since Petitioner submitted his Petition and the

information on the CDCR website reflects that change, and because under a liberal construction

of the petition it appears Petitioner has named the Warden by his or her official title, and in order

to conform with the requirements of Rule 2(a) of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases and avoid

changing the Respondent again if Petitioner is transferred to another prison or paroled, the Court

hereby sua sponte ORDERS the substitution of Matthew Cate, Secretary of the California

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, as Respondent in place of “B. M. Cash.” See

Ortiz-Sandoval v. Gomez, 81 F.3d 891, 894 (9th Cir. 1996) (stating that the respondent in § 2254

proceedings may be the chief officer in charge of state penal institutions); Fed.R.Civ.P.25(d). 

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CONCLUSION AND ORDER

For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Petitioner’s Motion to Proceed In Forma

Pauperis, and sua sponte ORDERS the substitution of Matthew Cate, in place of B.M. Cash, as

respondent. The Clerk of the Court shall modify the docket to reflect “Matthew Cate, Secretary”

as respondent in place of “B. M. Cash.”

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 1, 2012

Hon. Michael M. Anello

United States District Judge

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