Ewing v. Uttecht

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 10 Charles M Ewing, CASE NO. 3:19-cv-05957-RJB-DWC 11 Petitioner, ORDER 12 v. 13 State of Washington, 14 Respondent.

16 Petitioner Charles Ewing, who is proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Dkt. 8. In his Petition, Petitioner named the State of Washington as Respondent. Id. The proper respondent to a habeas petition is the “person who has custody over [the petitioner].” 28 U.S.C. § 2242; see also § 2243; Brittingham v. United States, 982 F.2d 378 (9th Cir. 1992); Dunne v. Henman, 875 F.2d 244, 249 (9th Cir. 1989).

21 Petitioner is currently confined at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center (“CRCC”). See Dkt. 8 The Superintendent of CRCC is Jeffrey A. Uttecht.

1 Accordingly, the Clerk of Court is directed to substitute Jeffrey A. Uttecht as the Respondent in this action. The Clerk of Court is also directed to update the case title.

3 Dated this 30th day of October, 2019.

A David W. Christel 6 United States Magistrate Judge