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Parties Involved:
Attorney General of the State of California
Respondent
Jerry Brown
Respondent
Andrew Florencio Limones
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANDREW FLORENCIO LIMONES,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-07-0443 MCE DAD P

vs.

JERRY BROWN,

Respondent. ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma

pauperis.

Examination of the in forma pauperis affidavit reveals that petitioner is unable to

afford the costs of suit. Accordingly, the request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is

granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

“A petitioner for habeas corpus relief must name the state officer having custody

of him or her as the respondent to the petition.” Stanley v. California Supreme Court, 21 F.3d

359, 360 (9th Cir. 1994) (citing Rule 2(a), 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254). Petitioner has named Jerry

Brown, Attorney General of the State of California as respondent in this action. This individual 

is not the warden of the institution where petitioner is incarcerated and is therefore not the proper

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respondent in this action. Accordingly, the instant petition must be dismissed with leave to

amend. See Stanley, 21 F.3d at 360. 

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner's request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted;

2. Petitioner's application for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed with leave to file

an amended petition within thirty days from the date of this order;

3. Any amended petition must be filed on the form employed by this court, must

name the proper respondent, and must state all claims and prayers for relief on the form. It must

bear the case number assigned to this action and must bear the title “Amended Petition”; and

4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner the form for habeas corpus

application.

DATED: March 22, 2007.

DAD:9

limo0443.122

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