Soto

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NATHAN SOTO, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-0587 NONE JLT ) Plaintiff, ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 1 13

JANO Mv. A TTEO, Kern County Public ) ) ) D I ANE C FN TO IY ORI NN M G WA P IP TL A HA U OIN P UET TRI F PIF S R’ AS E JNM UDO D DT ICI IO S EMN F I OT S RO S I LP N AR G CO T KC H E OEE F D ) Defender, JURISDICTION ) ) Defendants. )

Nathan Soto imitated this action by filing a complaint for violations of his civil rights and a request to proceed in forma pauperis. (Docs. 1, 2) The Court finds Plaintiff is unable to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, as his claims are intertwined with ongoing state criminal proceedings and barred by the Younger abstention doctrine. Therefore, the Court recommends Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis be DENIED and the complaint DISMISSED without prejudice as the Court lacks jurisdiction. I. Background and Allegations Plaintiff asserts that he…