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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 

WILLIAM VINCENT ROMERO, 

Petitioner,

v. 

SCOTT KERNAN, Secretary, 

Respondent.

 Case No.: 14-1284 GPC (BLM) 

ORDER SUA SPONTE 

SUBSTITUTING RESPONDENT 

On May 22, 2014, Petitioner, proceeding pro se, submitted a Petition for Writ of 

Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner filed a “Notice of Change of 

Address and Name of Respondent” on April 3, 2017. (ECF No. 57.) 

 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. During the pendency of this case, Scott Kernan 

was appointed as Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 

succeeding Jeffrey Beard. Accordingly, in order to conform with the requirements of Rule 

2(a) of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases, 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 “Jeffrey Beard.” 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 “Jeffrey Beard.” 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 11/6/2017 

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