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Parties Involved:
Mark Daniel Blakesley
Petitioner
Raythel Fisher
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MARK DANIEL BLAKESLEY, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

RAYTHEL FISHER, Warden, 

Respondent.1

No. 2:20-cv-0567 AC P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner, a state prisoner under the custody of the California Department of Corrections 

and Rehabilitation (CDCR), proceeds pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. By order filed March 20, 2020, the court directed petitioner to pay 

the filing fee ($5.00) or submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis. See ECF No. 3; see 

also 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). In response, petitioner submitted an incomplete application 

to proceed in forma pauperis. See ECF No. 6. Petitioner will be provided an additional 

opportunity to submit the filing fee or a completed application to proceed in forma pauperis. 

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 A federal petition for writ of habeas corpus must name as respondent the state officer having 

custody of the petitioner. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254; Rule 2(a) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 

Cases in the United States District Courts; Smith v. Idaho, 392 F.3d 350, 354-55 (9th Cir. 2004); 

Stanley v. California Supreme Court, 21 F.3d 359, 360 (9th Cir. 1994). Accordingly, Raythel 

Fisher, Warden of Valley State Prison, is substituted for the Sacramento County Superior Court 

as respondent herein. 

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 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. Petitioner shall, within thirty (30) days after the filing date of this order, pay the filing 

fee to proceed with this case ($5.00), or submit a completed application to proceed in forma 

pauperis on the form provided herewith. 

 2. The Clerk of Court is directed to: (1) send petitioner a copy of the in forma pauperis 

application form used by prisoners in this district; (2) request from CDCR a copy of petitioner’s 

prisoner trust account statement; and (3) on the docket, change the name of the respondent to 

Raythel Fisher, Warden of Valley State Prison (see n.1, supra). 

 3. Failure of petitioner to timely comply with this order will result in a recommendation 

that this action be dismissed without prejudice. 

DATED: May 13, 2020 

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