Lemon

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ANGEL PINEDA SANCHEZ, No. 2:23-cv-01115 TLN DB P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS TRISTAN LEMON, Respondent. 15 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Respondent moved to dismiss the petition. (ECF No. 10.) As set forth below, all requirements are met for abstention under Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 43-54 (1971). Accordingly, the petition should be dismissed without prejudice. I. Procedural Background A jury convicted petitioner of ten counts of lewd acts on a child and three counts of oral copulation of a child. (ECF No. 1 at 1.) On October 22, 2021, the Sacramento County Superior court sentenced petitioner to a term of imprisonment of 65 years to life. (Id.) The California Court of Appeals, Third Appellate District, affirmed the judgment but remanded for sentencing. (Id. at 2.) The California Supreme Court…