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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

Kenneth Mills,

Petitioner, No. Civ. S 06-0136 LKK PAN P

vs. Order

Hall of Justice, 

Respondent.

-oOoPetitioner, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel,

seeks a writ of habeas corpus and leave to proceed in forma

pauperis.

Examination of the in forma pauperis affidavit reveals 

petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. Leave to

proceed in forma pauperis is granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

Petitioner names “Hall of Justice” as respondent. The

proper respondent is “the state officer who has custody” of

petitioner, who typically is the sheriff of the pretrial 

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detention facility or the warden of the prison where petitioner

is confined. Rule 2(a), Rules Governing § 2254 Cases; Advisory

Committee Notes to Rule 2(a).

Accordingly, petitioner has 30 days from the date this order

is signed to file an amended petition naming the proper

respondent. Otherwise this action will be dismissed without

prejudice. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send to

petitioner the form application for a writ of habeas corpus by a

state prisoner used in this court.

So ordered.

Dated: February 7, 2006. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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