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Parties Involved:
Eddie Carrillo
Petitioner
People of the State of California
Respondent
James A. Yates
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDDIE CARRILLO, )

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Petitioner, )

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v. )

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PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF )

CALIFORNIA, et al., ) 

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Respondents. )

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1:09-cv—01331-SMS-HC

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S

MOTION TO AMEND THE PETITION TO

CHANGE THE NAME OF RESPONDENT 

(Docs. 13, 1)

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

EXTENSION OF TIME AS MOOT

(DOC. 12)

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK TO

CHANGE THE NAME OF THE RESPONDENT

TO WARDEN JAMES A. YATES

ORDER REQUIRING RESPONDENT TO

FILE A RESPONSE TO THE PETITION

(Doc. 1)

ORDER SETTING A BRIEFING SCHEDULE

ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK TO

SERVE DOCUMENTS ON THE ATTORNEY

GENERAL

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in

forma 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 as Respondent James A. Yates, Warden at

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Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP), where Petitioner is

incarcerated. 

I. Petitioner’s Motion to Amend the Petition to Name

 an Appropriate Respondent 

Petitioner filed the motion pursuant to the suggestion of

the Court in its order of July 13, 2010, in which the Court

granted leave to Petitioner to amend the petition. 

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

(Habeas Rules); Ortiz-Sandoval v. Gomez, 81 F.3d 891, 894 (9th

Cir. 1996); Stanley v. California Supreme Court, 21 F.3d 359, 360

(9 Cir.1994). Warden James A. Yates is the official having th

control over Petitioner’s custodial institution and thus is an 

appropriate respondent in this action. The Court will direct

that James A. Yates, Warden of PVSP, be named as Respondent, in

place of the previously named People of the State of California

(pet. 1).

II. Motion for Extension of Time

On August 6, 2010, Petitioner filed a motion for an

extension of time within which to file a motion the amend the

petition to name a proper respondent. (Doc. 12.) Because

Petitioner has filed the motion to amend, the motion for the

extension of time will be denied as moot.

III. A Response to the Petition

The Court has conducted a preliminary review of the

petition. It is not clear from the face of the petition whether

Petitioner is entitled to relief. 28 U.S.C. § 2243.

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Accordingly, pursuant to Habeas Rule 4 and Rule 16 of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court will direct the 1

filing of a response, set a briefing schedule, and give

directions for service of documents.

IV. Disposition 

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that: 

1) Petitioner’s motion to amend the petition to change the

named Respondent is GRANTED; and

2) Petitioner’s motion for an extension of time to file a

motion to amend is DENIED as moot; and

3) The Clerk is DIRECTED to change the Respondent named in

this proceeding to James A. Yates, Warden of the Pleasant Valley

State Prison; and 

4) Respondent SHALL FILE a RESPONSE to the petition within 2

SIXTY (60) days of the date of service of this order. See Rule

4, Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases; Cluchette v. Rushen, 770

F.2d 1469, 1473-1474 (9 Cir. 1985) (court has discretion to fix th

time for filing a response). A response can be made by filing

one of the following: 

A. An ANSWER addressing the merits of the petition. 

Respondent SHALL INCLUDE with the ANSWER any and

all transcripts or other documents necessary for

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure “apply to proceedings for habeas

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corpus ... to the extent that the practice in those proceedings (A) is not

specified in a federal statute, the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, or the

Rules Governing Section 2255 Cases; and (B) has previously conformed to the

practice in civil actions.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 81(a)(4). Habeas Rule 12 also

provides “[t]he Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to the extent that they are

not inconsistent with any statutory provisions or these rules, may be applied

to a proceeding under these rules.” Habeas Rule 12.

Respondent is advised that a scanned copy of the petition is available

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in the Court’s electronic case filing system (CM/ECF).

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the resolution of the issues presented in the

petition. See Rule 5, Rules Governing Section

2254 Cases. Any argument by Respondent that a

claim of Petitioner has been procedurally

defaulted SHALL BE MADE in the ANSWER, but must

also address the merits of the claim asserted. 

B. A MOTION TO DISMISS the petition. A motion to

dismiss SHALL INCLUDE copies of all Petitioner’s

state court filings and dispositive rulings. See

Rule 5, Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases.3

4. If Respondent files an answer to the petition,

Petitioner MAY FILE a traverse within THIRTY (30) days of the

date Respondent’s answer is filed with the Court. If no traverse

is filed, the petition and answer are deemed submitted at the

expiration of the thirty (30) days. 

5. If Respondent files a motion to dismiss, Petitioner

SHALL FILE an opposition or statement of non-opposition within

TWENTY-ONE (21) days of the date Respondent’s motion is filed

with the Court. If no opposition is filed, the motion to dismiss

is deemed submitted at the expiration of the thirty (30) days. 

Any reply to an opposition to the motion to dismiss SHALL BE

FILED within SEVEN (7) days after the opposition is served. 

Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases provides that upon the

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Court’s determination that summary dismissal is inappropriate, the “judge must

order the respondent to file an answer, motion, or other response within a

fixed time, or to take other action the judge may order.” Rule 4, Rules

Governing Section 2254 Cases; see also Advisory Committee Notes to Rules 4 and

5 of Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases (stating that a dismissal may obviate

the need for filing an answer on the substantive merits of the petition and

that the respondent may file a motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust);

White v. Lewis , 874 F.2d 599, 602-03 (9th Cir. 1989) (providing that a motion

to dismiss pursuant to Rule 4 is proper in a federal habeas proceeding).

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6. Unless already submitted, both Respondent and Petitioner

SHALL COMPLETE and RETURN to the Court within THIRTY (30) days a

consent/decline form indicating whether the party consents or

declines to consent to the jurisdiction of a the United States

Magistrate Judge pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1). 

7. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to SERVE a copy of

this order on the Attorney General or his representative. 

All motions shall be submitted on the record and briefs

filed without oral argument unless otherwise ordered by the

Court. Local Rule 230(l). Extensions of time will only be

granted upon a showing of good cause. All provisions of Local

Rule 110 are applicable to this order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 13, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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