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Parties Involved:
Gabriel Gonzales
Petitioner
M. Eliot Spearman
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GABRIEL GONZALES,

Petitioner,

v.

WARDEN, 

Respondent.

Case No. 1:16-cv-01224-SKO HC

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK 

OF COURT TO AMEND CAPTION

“If the petitioner is currently in custody under a state court judgment, the petition must name 

as respondent the state officer who has custody.” Rule 2(a) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 

Cases in the United States District Courts. Petitioner has advised the Court that he is presently 

incarcerated in High Desert State Prison, Susanville, California. As a result, M. Eliot Spearman, 

Warden of High Desert State Prison, has custody of Petitioner.

Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS the Clerk of Court to amend the caption to reflect 

the name of M. Eliot Spearman, Warden, High Desert State Prison, as Respondent.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 22, 2016 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:16-cv-01224-AWI-SKO Document 4 Filed 08/22/16 Page 1 of 1