Jose Ayala v. Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles

1 JS-6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 10 FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 Case No. CV 23-8812 CJC (MRW) 13 JOSE AYALA, 14 Petitioner, 15 v. ORDER DISMISSING ACTION 16 SUPERIOR COURT, 17 Respondent. 18 19 The Court summarily dismisses Petitioner’s habeas corpus action 20 based on the Younger abstention doctrine. 21 * * * 22 1. Petitioner is a pretrial detainee in a Los Angeles County jail 23 facility. Petitioner alleges that he’s been in custody (including at medical 24 or mental health facilities due to ongoing competency proceedings) since 25 his arrest in 2019. (Docket # 1 at 5; # 3 at 4-5.) 26 2. Petitioner filed a petition in this Court seeking habeas corpus 27 review under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Docket # 1 at 1.) The petition contends 28 1 that his pretrial detention plus delays in his arraignment and preliminary 2 hearing violate the federal constitution and elements of state criminal 3 procedure. Petitioner acknowledges that he is not subject to a judgment of 4 conviction in his pending criminal case. …