Johanna Delgado v. People of The State of California

I. Background

Petitioner, representing herself, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus and accompanying memorandum on July 24, 2025. (ECF No. (“Petition”)); (ECF No. 2). According to the Petition, Petitioner is a pretrial detainee at the Robert Presley Detention Center awaiting trial on state criminal charges in Riverside County Superior Court, Case No. BAM2400286. See (Pet.). Petitioner appears to assert constitutional violations arising from her arrest, detention, and conditions of confinement against Defendant People of the State of California (“Defendant”). (/d.). On September 16, 2025, Magistrate Judge Richlin issued an Order to Show Cause why he should not recommend to this Court that the action be dismissed without prejudice based on the doctrine of abstention and lack of exhaustion of state remedies. (ECF No. 4 (“OSC’)). Specifically, Judge Richlin observed that the criteria for this Court to abstain under Younger v. Harris from intervening in Petitioners pending state criminal proceeding appeared to be satisfied, and that Petitioner has not exhausted her state remedies before the California Court of…