Did you measure, are they too sort or the others too long? Either way have them changes as that is not correct at all.

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This post was edited by millworkman on Sun, Sep 15, 13 at 16:51

That's totally Unacceptable !! Has the building inspector been there yet?

Are the short studs full height? What is the actual stud spacing where the short studs are located?

Horizontal blocking is likely to be for a different purpose than keeping the studs correctly spaced.

If it's short, it's not bearing; sister in new studs.

Remove the blocking (horizontal boards) and put in new ones.

This kind of thing happens all the time and you'd never notice once the drywall is on. However, it should be corrected.

National consensus building codes and "accepted engineer practice" require that bearing wall studs be continuous from plate to plate which means they must touch the plates top and bottom.

I dont think this would pass an inspection ? Does your municpality do regular inspections on the contruction ?

I had suspected this stud was supporting a window rough sill because most studs are gang cut to the same length so it is virtually impossible to have one shorter than the one next to it. But without a full photo it is impossible to tell. If it is just under a window it might be possible to shim it since it doesn't carry much of a gravity load.