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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 

Dennis Patrick McKnight,

Petitioner, No. Civ. S 05-2430 MCE PAN P 

vs. Order

D. L. Runnels, Warden,

Respondent.

-oOoNovember 15, 2005, the court directed petitioner to file an

amended habeas application naming the proper respondent in

McNight v. United States District Court, No. Civ. S 05-2262 LKK

PAN P. December 2, 2005, petitioner filed a first-amended

petition naming D. L. Runnels as the respondent but did not write

the case number in the caption and so the clerk of the court

opened a new case.

With the exception of the named respondent, the petition in

this case is identical to the petition in McNight v. United 

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States District Court, No. Civ. S 05-2262 LKK PAN P. 

Accordingly, the clerk of the court is directed to place the

petition in this case into the file for McNight v. United States

District Court, No. Civ. S 05-2262 LKK PAN P and to close this

case. 

So ordered.

Dated: December 13, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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