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MEMORANDUM

Ronald Buzzard, Jr., a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C, § 1983 action alleging that the Washington Indeterminate Sentence Review Board violated his rights under the Ex Post Facto Clause of the U.S. Constitution. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo. ReadyLink Healthcare, Inc. v. State Comp. Ins. Fund, 754 F.3d 754, 758 (9th Cir. 2014). We affirm.

The district court properly dismissed Buzzard’s action as barred under Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 , 91 S.Ct. 746 , 27 L.Ed.2d 669 (1971), because federal courts are required to abstain from interfering with pending state court proceedings where “the federal action would have the practical effect of enjoining the state pro-ceédings.” ReadyLink, 754 F.3d at 759 (setting forth requirements for Younger abstention in civil cases, and explaining that “the date for determining whether Younger applies is the date the federal action is filed” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)). In light of this disposition, we do not consider the merits of Buzzard’s claim.

The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying…