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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES ROCKERS,

Petitioner. No. CIV S-06-2330 LKK DAD P

ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding with counsel, has filed an application for a

writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has paid the filing fee. 

“A petitioner for habeas corpus relief must name the state officer having custody

of him or her as the respondent to the petition.” Stanley v. California Supreme Court, 21 F.3d

359, 360 (9th Cir. 1994) (citing Rule 2(a), 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254). Petitioner has not named a

respondent although he indicates that he is confined at the California Medical Facility and that

John Dovey is the “Director of Corrections.” (Petition at 2.) The United States Supreme Court

has held that “in habeas challenges to present physical confinement - ‘core challenges’ - the

default rule is that the proper respondent is the warden of the facility where the prisoner is being

held, not the Attorney General or some other remote supervisory official.” Rumsfeld v. Padilla,

542 U.S. 426, 435 (2004). Therefore, although petitioner challenges the reversal of his parole

grant, he should name as the respondent the warden of the correctional facility where he is

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confined. Accordingly, the instant petition must be dismissed with leave to amend. See Stanley,

21 F.3d at 360. 

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner's petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed with leave to file an

amended petition within thirty days from the date of this order; and

2. The amended petition must name a proper respondent and must substantially

follow the form appended to the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. It must bear the case

number assigned to this action and must bear the title “Amended Petition.”

DATED: October 25, 2006.

DAD:4

rock2330.122

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