Apostle and Prophet Yashua v. Pastor Melissa Scott
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
APOSTLE AND PROPHET
Case No. CV 23-08987 ODW (RAO) YASHUA,
Petitioner,
ORDER DISMISSING ACTION
v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE
PASTOR MELISSA SCOTT, Respondent. 17 On October 23, 2023, Apostle and Prophet Yashua, also known as Trevor Piotrowski (“Petitioner”), a Los Angeles County pretrial detainee proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (ECF No. 1.) While the Petition is largely unintelligible, Petitioner appears to challenge a pending state charge of violating a restraining order. Petition at 3. Because Petitioner’s criminal case is ongoing and no judgment entered, the Court must abstain under Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 45–46 (1971), and the Petition must be dismissed without prejudice. *** Under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, the Court may summarily dismiss a petition “[i]f it plainly appears from…