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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

JAVIER WOOLRICH,

Petitioner,

v.

KEN CLARK, Warden,

Respondent.

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CV F 06-1848 OWW DLB HC

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

CHANGE NAME OF RESPONDENT

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 no Respondent was named. 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 "dayto-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 January 17, 2007, the Court issued 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

February 20, 2007, Petitioner filed an amended petition naming Warden Clark as the

Respondent. 

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

Respondent in this action. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 9, 2007 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3b142a UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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