Chilcote v. Unknown
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ORDER Sua Sponte Substituting Respondent; and Denying Motion to Add Respondent 11 as Moot. The Clerk of the Court will modify the docket to reflect "Scott Kernan, Secretary" as respondent in place of "D. Davey.". Signed by Magistrate Judge Peter C. Lewis on 7/11/17.(All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(dlg)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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RYAN CHILCOTE,
Case No.: 17cv0061 GPC (PCL)
Petitioner,
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v.
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ORDER: (1) SUA SPONTE
SUBSTITUTING RESPONDENT; and
(2) DENYING MOTION TO ADD
RESPONDENT [ECF No. 11] AS
MOOT
SCOTT KERNAN, Secretary,
Respondent.
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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for writ of habeas
corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (West 2007).
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Petitioner submitted a motion to add respondent on June 19, 2017 and a notice of
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change of address on June 28, 2017. A writ of habeas corpus acts upon the custodian of
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the state prisoner. See 28 U.S.C. § 2242; Rule 2(a), 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254. In order to
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conform with the requirements of Rule 2(a) of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases and to
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avoid changing the Respondent again if Petitioner is transferred to another prison or
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paroled, the Court hereby sua sponte ORDERS the substitution of Scott Kernan,
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Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, as Respondent
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in place of “D. Davey.” See Ortiz-Sandoval v. Gomez, 81 F.3d 891, 894 (9th Cir. 1996)
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(stating that the respondent in § 2254 proceedings may be the chief officer in charge of
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state penal institutions).
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The Clerk of the Court will modify the docket to reflect “Scott Kernan, Secretary”
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as respondent in place of “D. Davey.” Because the Court is sua sponte substituting Scott
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Kernan, Secretary, as Respondent, the Motion to Add Respondent [ECF No. 11] is
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DENIED as moot.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 11, 2017
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