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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

WYDELL D. JONES, Civil No. 10cv0376 MMA (BGS)

Petitioner,

ORDER SUA SPONTE SUBSTITUTING

v. RESPONDENT

MATTHEW CATE, Secretary,

Respondent.

Petitioner, a state prisoner, has filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 2254. At the time of filing, Petitioner was apparently housed at California Men’s

Colony and thus named John Marshall as Respondent. Based on the notice of change of address

Petitioner submitted to the Court on June 6, 2011, it appears Petitioner is no longer housed at

California Men’s Colony; rather, it appears he is presently incarcerated at R.J. Donovan State

Prison in San Diego, California.

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

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

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Respondent in place of “John Marshall.” 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 “John Marshall.”

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 14, 2011 _________________________________________

Bernard G. Skomal

United States Magistrate Judge

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