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Parties Involved:
Joseph Barajas
Petitioner
Tim V. Virga
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Petitioner is a prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma 

pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 2254. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c)(1), the parties have 

consented to the jurisdiction of the United States Magistrate Judge 

to conduct all further proceedings in the case, including the entry 

of final judgment, by manifesting their consent in writings signed 

by the parties or their representatives and filed by Petitioner on 

April 26, 2013, and on behalf of Respondent on July 2, 2013.

Pending before the Court is the Petitioner’s motion to amend 

the petition to name David B. Long, Warden, as Respondent on the 

JOSEPH BARAJAS,

 Petitioner,

v.

TIM V. VIRGA,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:13-cv-00306-SKO-HC

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION 

TO AMEND THE NAME OF RESPONDENT 

(DOC. 16)

INFORMATIONAL ORDER TO PETITIONER

ORDER TO PETITIONER TO FILE A 

NOTIFICATION OF CURRENT ADDRESS NO 

LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER 

THE DATE OF THIS ORDER

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ground that Long is the warden of the Ironwood State Prison, the 

institution to which Petitioner was transferred in June 2013. 

However, Petitioner’s address on the docket reflects that Petitioner 

is housed at California State Prison at Sacramento; Petitioner has 

not filed a notification of change of address to Ironwood State 

Prison. Accordingly, the motion to amend the petition to name the 

warden at the Ironwood State Prison is DENIED.

Petitioner is INFORMED that pursuant to Local Rule 183(b), a 

party appearing in propria persona is required to keep the Court 

apprised of his or her current address at all times. Local Rule 

183(b) provides, in pertinent part:

If mail directed to a plaintiff in propria persona by the 

Clerk is returned by the U.S. Postal Service, and if such 

plaintiff fails to notify the Court and opposing parties 

within sixty-three (63) days thereafter of a current 

address, the Court may dismiss the action without 

prejudice for failure to prosecute.

Further, Local Rule 110 provides:

Failure of counsel or of a party to comply with these

Rules or with any order of the Court may be grounds

for imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions

authorized by statute or Rule or within the inherent

power of the Court.

District courts have the inherent power to control their dockets and 

“in the exercise of that power, they may impose sanctions including, 

where appropriate... dismissal of a case.” Thompson v. Housing 

Auth., 782 F.2d 829, 831 (9th Cir. 1986). 

Accordingly, Petitioner shall SERVE on Respondent and FILE in 

this Court no later than thirty (30) days after the date of service 

of this order a notification of his current address. Petitioner is 

INFORMED that a failure to comply with this order will result in 

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dismissal of the petition for failure to prosecute and failure to 

comply with an order of the Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 18, 2013 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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