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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 JOEL JAMES CLOUD, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00904-JLT (HC) ) 12 Petitioner, ) ORDER CONSTRUING ANSWER TO PETITION ) IN PART AS MOTION TO AMEND TO NAME 13 v. ) PROPER RESPONDENT ) 14 WARDEN OF CSP/LOS ANGELES ) ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO AMEND AND

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15 ) DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO CHANGE ) NAME OF RESPONDENT 16 Respondent. ) )

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION TO

17 ) AMEND AS MOOT (Doc. 27) ) 18

19 On September 21, 2020, Respondent filed an answer in which Respondent notes that the 20 correct respondent in this case is Raybon Johnson, Warden, who has custody of Petitioner at the 21 California State Prison, Los Angeles County. (Doc. 24 at 1, n.1.) The Court will construe this as a 22 motion to amend to name the proper respondent and grant the motion. Because it appears Raybon 23 Johnson, Warden is a proper party (Rule 2(a) of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases; Ortiz-Sandoval v. 24 Gomez, 81 F.3d…