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Parties Involved:
James Davis
Respondent
Bob Savage
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BOB SAVAGE,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-06-2594 GEB EFB P

vs.

JAMES DAVIS, Chairperson of

Board of Parole Hearings, ORDER

Respondent.

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Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus. See 28

U.S.C. § 2254. He challenges the procedures used to find him unsuitable for release to parole.

He has paid the $5 filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a).

A petitioner seeking a writ of habeas corpus must name as respondent the person having

custody over him. 28 U.S.C. § 2242; Rule 2(a), Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. This

person ordinarily is the warden of the facility where petitioner is confined. See Stanley v.

California Supreme Court, 21 F.3d 359, 360 (9th Cir. 1994). Petitioner names as respondent

James Davis, Chairperson of the Board of Parole Hearings, who does not have custody over

petitioner. Petitioner has not named the proper respondent.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the November 20, 2006, petition is dismissed with

leave to file an amended petition naming the proper respondent within 30 days of the date of this 

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order. Petitioner’s failure to file an amended petition will result in a recommendation that this

action be dismissed without prejudice. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send to petitioner

the form Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus used in this court.

Dated: December 5, 2006.

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