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Parties Involved:
Board of Prison Terms
Respondent
Claude Finn
Respondent
Margarita Perez
Respondent
Claude Withers
Petitioner

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The original petition was dismissed with leave to amend because petitioner did

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not name the correct respondent. The amended petition names the correct respondent. The

Clerk of the Court will be directed to update the docket to reflect the above caption.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CLAUDE WITHERS, No. CIV S-05-1485-FCD-CMK-P

Petitioner, 

vs. ORDER

CLAUDE FINN, Warden,

Respondent.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pending before the court is petitioner’s amended

petition for a writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 7), filed on December 29, 2005.1

The court has examined the petition as required by Rule 4 of the Federal Rules

Governing Section 2254 Cases. It does not plainly appear from the petition and any attached

exhibits that petitioner is not entitled to relief. See id. Respondent, therefore, will be directed to

file a response to petitioner’s petition. See id. If respondent answers the petition, such answer

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must comply with Rule 5 of the Federal Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. Specifically, an

answer shall be accompanied by any and all transcripts or other documents relevant to the

determination of the issue(s) presented in the petition. See id. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to update the court’s docket to reflect

the caption above by terminating “Board of Prison Terms” and “Margarita Perez” as respondents

and adding “Claude Finn, Warden” as the sole respondent;

2. Respondent is directed to file a response to petitioner’s amended petition

within 30 days from the date of service of this order;

3. Petitioner’s traverse or reply (if respondent files an answer to the petition),

if any, or opposition or statement of non-opposition (if respondent files a motion in response to

the petition) shall be filed and served within 30 days of service of respondent’s response; and

4. The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order, together with a

copy of petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus on Jo Graves, Senior Assistant Attorney

General.

DATED: April 3, 2006.

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CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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