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Parties Involved:
Michael Al'Faro
Petitioner
Vince Cullen
Respondent
Pat Valencia
Respondent

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL AL'FARO,

Petitioner,

v.

VINCE CULLEN, acting warden,

Respondent. /

No. C 08-4295 SI (pr)

ORDER SUBSTITUTING

RESPONDENT

The respondent listed on the petition for writ of habeas corpus in this action is an attorney

who represented petitioner at some point in his state court criminal case. The rules governing

relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 require a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a state

court to name the "state officer who has custody" of him. See Rule 2(a) of the Rules Governing

Section 2254 Cases In The United States District Courts; Ortiz-Sandoval v. Gomez, 81 F.3d 891,

894 (9th Cir. 1996). This person typically is the warden of the facility in which the petitioner

is incarcerated. See Stanley v. California Supreme Court, 21 F.3d 359, 360 (9th Cir. 1994). To

correct petitioner's mistake in naming an improper respondent, the court now sua sponte

substitutes Vince Cullen, the acting warden of San Quentin State Prison, in as respondent in

place of Pat Valencia. Valencia is dismissed from this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: July 14, 2010 

 SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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