(HC) Howell v. Black ( 2020 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RONNIE E. HOWELL, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00731-NONE-JLT (HC) ) 12 Petitioner, ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ) CHANGE NAME OF RESPONDENT 13 v. ) ) 14 WARDEN, ) 15 Respondent. ) ) 16 ) 17 Petitioner filed a first amended petition on September 4, 2020, in which he names 18 “Administrator of Atascadero State Mental Hospital” as the Respondent. (Doc. 16 at 1.) Because it 19 appears the Administrator of Atascadero State Mental Hospital is a proper party (Rule 2(a) of the 20 Rules Governing § 2254 Cases; Ortiz-Sandoval v. Gomez, 81 F.3d 891, 894 (9th Cir. 1996); Stanley v. 21 California Supreme Court, 21 F.3d 359, 360 (9th Cir. 1994)), the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to 22 change the name of the Respondent to Administrator of Atascadero State Mental Hospital. 23 24 IT IS SO ORDERED. 25 Dated: September 9, 2020 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 26 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 27 28