Growdon
(HC) Rutledge v. Growdon
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TRAVIS RUTLEDGE, No. 2:18-cv-1600 AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
LASSEN COUNTY JAIL,1 Respondent. 16 Petitioner, formerly a county jail inmate proceeding pro se, filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and had requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis while incarcerated pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. See ECF Nos. 1, 2. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. //// //// 24 “A petitioner for habeas corpus relief must name the state officer having custody of him or her 25 as the respondent to the petition.” Stanley v. California Supreme Court, 21 F.3d 359, 360 (9th Cir. 1994) (citing Rule 2(a), 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254). The court notes for the record that the current Sheriff of Lassen County Jail is Dean Growdon. Therefore, the court will direct the Clerk of Court to…