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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

RYAN CHILCOTE,

Petitioner,

v.

SCOTT KERNAN, Secretary,

Respondent.

Case No.: 17cv0061 GPC (PCL)

ORDER: (1) SUA SPONTE 

SUBSTITUTING RESPONDENT; and 

(2) DENYING MOTION TO ADD 

RESPONDENT [ECF No. 11] AS 

MOOT

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for writ of habeas 

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (West 2007).

Petitioner submitted a motion to add respondent on June 19, 2017 and a notice of 

change of address on June 28, 2017. 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. 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 of Scott Kernan, 

Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, as Respondent 

in place of “D. Davey.” 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).

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The Clerk of the Court will modify the docket to reflect “Scott Kernan, Secretary” 

as respondent in place of “D. Davey.” Because the Court is sua sponte substituting Scott 

Kernan, Secretary, as Respondent, the Motion to Add Respondent [ECF No. 11] is 

DENIED as moot.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 11, 2017

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