Michael Dewayne Outley, Jr. v. County of Stanislaus, et al.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 MICHAEL DEWAYNE OUTLEY, JR. Case No. 2:25-cv-1953-DC-JDP (PS) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 COUNTY OF STANISLAUS, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Michael Dewayne Outley, Jr. (“plaintiff”) brings this section 1983 action against 18 numerous defendants associated with Stanislaus and Modesto counties, alleging that his rights 19 were violated when he was subjected to false arrest, an illegal search and seizure, and excessive 20 force by members of the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department and firefighters from Modesto 21 County. ECF No. 1 at 2. These claims, however, appear to be barred by the Younger1 abstention 22 doctrine because plaintiff is still contesting relevant state criminal charges. I will dismiss the 23 complaint and give plaintiff an opportunity to explain why his claims should still proceed. I will 24 also grant plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 4. 25 26 27

28 1 Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971). 1 …