Levi Dale Laster, Jr. v. State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEVI DALE LASTER, JR., No. 2:25-cv-00481-DAD-SCR Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING THE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, OPERATIVE PETITION, AND CLOSING

THIS CASE

Respondent. (Doc. Nos. 21, 25)

17 Petitioner Levi Dale Laster, Jr., is a current county jail inmate being held at the Butte County Jail and appearing pro se in this action with a petition of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On March 28, 2025, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that this action be dismissed, without prejudice, on the basis of Younger abstention. (Doc. No. 25 at 4.) Specifically, the magistrate judge found that it was apparent from the face of the first amended petition that the state criminal proceedings against petitioner were 26 …