Delbert Smith v. State of California

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DELBERT SMITH, Case No. 1:25-cv-01492-SKO (HC) 12 Petitioner, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO 14 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DISMISS PETITION FOR FAILURE TO NAME A PROPER RESPONDENT 15 Respondent. [10-DAY DEADLINE] 16 17 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus 18 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He filed the instant petition on November 4, 2025. (Doc. 1.) 19 Upon review of the petition, the Court found that…