(HC) Qun v. Arviza

Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 LIN LONG QUN, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-01677 JLT SKO (HC) 12 Petitioner, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ) CHANGE NAME OF RESPONDENT 13 Vv. ) 14 } MARIA E. ARVIZA, Warden of FCI-Mendota, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Lin Long Qun is proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Respondent 18 reports Qun is incarcerated in the Federal Correctional Institution- Mendota. (Doc. 9 at 1.) In additic 19 Respondent notes Maria E. Arviza is the Warden of FCI-Mendota. (/d. at 1,n.1.) Based upon the 20 information provided, it appears Maria Arviza is the proper respondent, rather than the United States 21 District Court for Southern District of New York. See Brittingham v. United States, 982 F.2d 378, 37 22 } (9th Cir. 1992) (“The proper respondent in a federal habeas corpus petition is the petitioner’s 23 ‘immediate custodian.’”). Accordingly, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to change the name of the 24 Respondent to Maria E. Arviza, Warden of FCI-Mendota. 26 Dated: _ May 19, 2022 ( Lin fi l. wan 7 TED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 28