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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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K:\COMMON\Major\CASES\Hickey v. Davison (habe)\order subst respondent.wpd, 3137 -1- 07cv0228

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LISA MARIE HICKEY, Civil No. 07cv0228 BEN (BLM)

Petitioner,

ORDER SUA SPONTE SUBSTITUTING

v. RESPONDENT

JAMES TILTON, Secretary,

Respondent.

At the time of filing, Petitioner was apparently housed at Corona Institution for Women

and thus named Dawn Davison, Warden, as Respondent. Based on the notice of change of

address Petitioner submitted to the Court on March 7, 2007, it appears Petitioner is no longer

housed at Corona Institution for Women; rather, it appears she has been paroled and presently

resides at 8215 Rainbow Heights Road, #405, in Fallbrook, 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 has been paroled, so has her

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 James

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

in place of “Dawn Davison.” See Ortiz-Sandoval v. Gomez, 81 F.3d 891, 894 (9th Cir. 1996)

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(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 “James Tilton, Secretary” as

respondent in place of “Dawn Davison.”

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: March 13, 2007

BARBARA L. MAJOR

United States Magistrate Judge

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