96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2674, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 4438, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5369 Jose Ortiz-Sandoval v. James Gomez, Director of Corrections for the State of California

81 F.3d 891 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2674 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 4438, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 5369 Jose ORTIZ-SANDOVAL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James GOMEZ, Director of Corrections for the State of California, Respondent-Appellee. No. 94-16337. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 11, 1996. Decided April 17, 1996. As Amended May 8, 1996. Jose Ortiz-Sandoval, pro se, Vacaville, California, and Jeffrey L. Bleich, Munger, Tolles & Olson, San Francisco, California, for petitioner-appellant. Sharon G. Birenbaum, Deputy Attorney General, San Francisco, California, for respondent-appellee. On Appeal From the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Ronald M. Whyte, District Judge, Presiding, D.C. No. CV-92-20580 RMW PVT. Before: BEEZER and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges, and QUACKENBUSH, District Judge. * OPINION BEEZER, Circuit Judge: 1 Jose Ortiz-Sandoval appeals the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We address the question whether his naming of the California Director of Corrections rather than the warden of the prison where he is incarcerated destroys personal jurisdiction. We hold…