Campbell

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 STEVEN SENSABAUGH, No. 1:22-cv-01371-HBK 12 Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER LEAVE

TO FILE MOTION TO AMEND TO NAME A

13 v. PROPER RESPONDENT 14 UNKNOWN, THIRTY DAY DEADLINE 15 Respondent. 16 17 On October 25, 2022, Petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. 18 § 2254. (Doc. No. 1). Petitioner does not name a respondent. Petitioner will be granted leave to 19 name a proper respondent in order to avoid dismissal of the action. 20 Rule 4 of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases requires the Court to make a preliminary 21 review of each petition for writ of habeas corpus. The Court must dismiss a petition "[i]f it 22 plainly appears from the petition . . . that the petitioner is not entitled to relief." Rule 4 of the 23 Rules Governing § 2254 Cases; see also Hendricks v. Vasquez, 908 F.2d 490, 491 (9th Cir. 1990). 24 A petition for habeas corpus should not be dismissed without leave to amend unless…