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Parties Involved:
Tina Hornbeak
Respondent
Mianta McKnight
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MIANTA McKNIGHT, )

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Petitioner, )

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v. )

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TINA HORNBEAK, Warden of )

Valley State Prison for )

Women, ) 

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Respondent. )

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1:09-cv-1315-SKO-HC

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S

MOTION TO AMEND THE PETITION TO 

CHANGE THE NAME OF RESPONDENT 

(Doc. 9)

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK TO

CHANGE THE NAME OF THE RESPONDENT

Petitioner is a state prisoner who is confined in Chowchilla

and is proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter has been

referred to the Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§ 636(b)(1)

and Local Rules 302 and 303. Pending before the Court is

Petitioner’s motion to amend the petition to name a proper

respondent, filed on June 17, 2010, in response to the Court’s

order of May 25, 2010, granting Petitioner leave to file the

motion.

Petitioner requests that Tina Hornbeak, Warden of Valley

State Prison for Women, be named as Respondent in this matter. 

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A petitioner seeking habeas relief must name the state

officer having custody of him or her as the respondent to the

petition. Rule 2(a) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases;

Ortiz-Sandoval v. Gomez, 81 F.3d 891, 894 (9 Cir.1996); Stanley th

v. California Supreme Court, 21 F.3d 359, 360 (9 Cir.1994). th

Normally, the person having custody of the prisoner is the warden

of the prison because the warden has “day to day control over”

the prisoner. Brittingham v. United States, 982 F.2d 378, 279

(9 Cir.1992). Therefore, Petitioner’s request is proper. th

Accordingly, Petitioner’s motion for leave to amend the

petition to name Tina Hornbeak, Warden of Valley State Prison for

Women, as Respondent in this matter is GRANTED. 

The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to change the name of

Respondent to Tina Hornbeak. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 9, 2010 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

ie14hj UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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