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Parties Involved:
Jeffrey Beard
Respondent
Matthew Cate
Respondent
Tina Hornbeak
Respondent
Deborah K. Johnson
Respondent
Kelly Alice Kessler
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KELLY ALICE KESSLER,

Petitioner,

v.

TINA HORNBEAK, Warden, and 

MATTHEW CATE, Secretary, California 

Department of Corrections and 

Rehabilitation,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:10-cv-00322-LJO-BAM HC

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK 

OF COURT TO AMEND CAPTION

Pursuant to F.R.Civ.P. 25(d), when a public party in an official capacity dies, resigns, or 

otherwise ceases to hold office while the action is pending, the officer's successor is automatically 

substituted as a party. In the above-captioned case, Deborah K. Johnson has succeeded Tina 

Hornbeak as warden of Central California Women's Facility, and Jeffrey Beard, Ph.D., has 

succeeded Matthew Cate as Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and 

Rehabilitation. 

Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS the Clerk of Court to amend the caption in this 

matter to reflect the names of Deborah K. Johnson, Warden, and Jeffrey Beard, Ph.D., Secretary, 

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, as Respondents.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 15, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:10-cv-00322-LJO-BAM Document 50 Filed 09/16/15 Page 1 of 1