Godwin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JORGE MEJIA LOPEZ, Case No. 1:22-cv-00735-SKO-HC

Petitioner, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO AMEND

TO NAME A PROPER RESPONDENT

v. WITH LEAVE TO RENEW

UNNAMED, [THIRTY DAY DEADLINE] Respondent.

16 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On June 16, 2022, Petitioner filed a federal petition for writ of habeas corpus. He did not name a respondent in this matter. On June 21, 2022, the Court advised Petitioner that he had failed to name a proper respondent and granted him leave to amend the respondent in order to avoid dismissal of the action. On July 7, 2022, Petitioner filed a motion to amend the petition. Because Petitioner again fails to name a proper respondent, the motion will be denied and Petitioner will be given a second opportunity to amend the petition. DISCUSSION Initially, Petitioner failed to name any respondent. In his…