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Parties Involved:
Surgio Valencia Baltazar
Petitioner
Paul Brazelton
Respondent
Kelly Santoro
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SURGIO VALENCIA BALTAZAR,

Petitioner,

v.

WARDEN PAUL BRAZELTON, 

Respondent.

Case No. 1:13-cv-01538-SKO HC

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK 

OF COURT TO AMEND CAPTION

(Doc. 42)

“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 North Kern State Prison, Delano, California. As a result, Kelly Santoro, Warden of 

North Kern State Prison, has custody of Petitioner.

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

the name of Kelly Santoro, Warden, North Kern State Prison, as Respondent.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 7, 2016 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:13-cv-01538-SKO Document 48 Filed 03/07/16 Page 1 of 1