(HC) Hernandez v. Baughman ( 2019 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 THOMAS HERNANDEZ, ) Case No.: 1:18-cv-01271-LJO-JLT (HC) ) 12 Petitioner, ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ) CHANGE NAME OF RESPONDENT 13 v. ) ) (Doc. 31) 14 DAVID BAUGHMAN, Warden, ) 15 Respondent. ) ) 16 ) 17 On November 8, 2019, Petitioner filed an application to substitute respondent, requesting this 18 Court substitute Christian Pfeiffer, Warden, Kern Valley State Prison, Delano, California as 19 respondent in place of David Baughman, Warden, California State Prison, Sacramento, California to 20 reflect Petitioner’s transfer from CSP-Sacramento to Kern Valley State Prison. (Doc. 31.) Because 21 Warden Pfeiffer is a proper party (Rule 2(a) of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases; Ortiz-Sandoval v. 22 Gomez, 81 F.3d 891, 894 (9th Cir. 1996); Stanley v. California Supreme Court, 21 F.3d 359, 360 (9th 23 Cir. 1994)), the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to change the name of the Respondent to Christian 24 Pfeiffer. 25 26 IT IS SO ORDERED. 27 Dated: November 18, 2019 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 28 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE