Schinkel v. Board of Parole Hearings

Filing 5

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 09/11/09 denying 2 Motion to Proceed IFP. Petitioner's application for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed with leave to file an amended petition within 30 days from the date of this order. The clerk of the court shall send petitioner the form for habeas corpus application. (Plummer, M)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 vs. BOARD OF PAROLE HEARINGS, Respondent. / Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has paid the filing fee. "A petitioner for habeas corpus relief must name the state officer having custody of him or her as the respondent to the petition." Stanley v. California Supreme Court, 21 F.3d 359, 360 (9th Cir. 1994) (citing Rule 2(a), 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254). Petitioner has named the Board of Parole Hearings as the respondent in this action. The Board of Parole Hearings, however, is not the proper respondent. Accordingly, the instant petition must be dismissed with leave to amend. See Stanley, 21 F.3d at 360. Petitioner is advised that the proper respondent in the usual habeas action is the warden of the institution where the petitioner is currently incarcerated. See Stanley, 21 F.3d at 360. ///// 1 ORDER IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA MICHAEL E. SCHINKEL, Petitioner, No. CIV S-09-2247 DAD P

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In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Petitioner's motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 2) is denied as moot; 2. Petitioner's application for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed with leave to file an amended petition within thirty days from the date of this order; 3. Any amended petition must be filed on the form employed by this court, must name the proper respondent, and must state all claims and prayers for relief on the form. It must bear the case number assigned to this action and must bear the title "Amended Petition"; and 4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to send petitioner the form for habeas corpus application. DATED: September 11, 2009.

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