Alberto Hernandez v. C. Lepe, Warden

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11 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 13 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 14 15 ALBERTO HERNANDEZ, Case No. 5:25-cv-00163-ODW-AJR

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17 v. JUDGMENT 18 C. LEPE, WARDEN,1 19 Respondent. 20

21 22 1 Petitioner names the “Federal Bureau of Prisons” as the Respondent and indicates 23 that he is currently incarcerated at the U.S. Penitentiary in Victorville, California 24 (“USP Victorville”). (Dkt. 1 at 1.) Respondent’s Answer is filed on behalf of C. 25 Lepe, the current Warden of USP Victorville. (Dkt. 13 at 2.) The proper respondent in a habeas action is the person who has custody over the petitioner. 26 See Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 434-35 (2005) (“[T]he default rule is that 27 the proper respondent is the warden of the facility where the prisoner is being held.”). Accordingly, Warden C. Lepe is substituted in as the proper respondent in 28 this action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d). 1 Pursuant to the Court’s Order…