(HC) James v. Sacramento County Superior Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RONALD EUGENE JAMES, No. 2:24-cv-1511 CKD P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND SACRAMENTO COUNTY SUPERIOR FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

COURT,

15 Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a Sacramento County pretrial detainee proceeding pro se, has filed what the court construes as a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. He seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals that petitioner is unable to afford the costs of suit. Accordingly, the application to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Petitioner challenges pretrial proceedings with respect to Sacramento County criminal case no. 19FE021761. It does not appear that petitioner has been convicted with respect to any charges filed in that case. Federal courts cannot interfere with pending state criminal proceedings absent extraordinary circumstances which create a threat of…