(HC) Cloud v. Warden of CSP/Los Angeles County

Opinion

JOEL JAMES CLOUD, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00904-AWI-JLT (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ) CHANGE NAME OF RESPONDENT v. ) ) CDCR/DIRECTOR, ) Respondent. ) ) )

On July 31, 2020, the Court dismissed the petition with leave to file a first amended petition for failure to name a proper respondent. (Doc. 15.) Petitioner filed a first amended petition on August 14, 2020, in which he names “Warden of CSP/Los Angeles County” as the Respondent. (Doc. 16 at 1.) Because it appears the Warden of CSP/Los Angeles County is a proper party (Rule 2(a) of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases; Ortiz-Sandoval v. Gomez, 81 F.3d 891, 894 (9th Cir. 1996); Stanley v. California Supreme Court, 21 F.3d 359, 360 (9th Cir. 1994)), the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to change the name of the Respondent to Warden of CSP/Los Angeles County.

Dated: August 18, 2020 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE