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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

KEITH THOMAS, Civil No. 11cv1488 AJB (NLS)

Petitioner,

ORDER SUA SPONTE SUBSTITUTING

v. RESPONDENT

MATTHEW CATE, et al.,

Respondents.

On October 31, 2011, Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, submitted a First

Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. At the time of

filing, Petitioner was apparently housed at Salinas Valley State Prison and thus named Anthony

Hedgpeth, Warden, as Respondent. (ECF No. 7.) Based on the notice of change of address

Petitioner submitted to the Court on February 17, 2012, it appears Petitioner is no longer housed

at Salinas Valley State Prison; rather, it appears he is presently incarcerated at Corcoran State

Prison in Corcoran, California. (ECF No. 21.)

A writ of habeas corpus acts upon the custodian of the state prisoner. See 28 U.S.C.

§ 2242; Rule 2(a), 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254. Because Petitioner’s place of custody has changed,

so has his custodian. Accordingly, in order to conform with the requirements of Rule 2(a) of the

Rules Governing § 2254 Cases and to avoid changing the Respondent again if Petitioner is

transferred to another prison or paroled, the Court hereby sua sponte ORDERS the substitution

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of Matthew Cate, Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, as

Respondent in place of “Anthony Hedgpeth.” 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). The Clerk of the Court shall modify the docket to reflect

“Matthew Cate, Secretary” as respondent in place of “Anthony Hedgpeth.”

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: February 22, 2012

Hon. Nita L. Stormes

U.S. Magistrate Judge

United States District Court

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