Soto

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NATHAN J. SOTO, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-00754-DAD-JLT ) Plaintiff, ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ) DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO PROCEED v. ) IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND DISMISSING THE ) ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR LACK OF KERN COUNTY SHERIFF’S ) JURISDICTION DEPARTMENT, et al., Defendants. ) ) )

Nathan Soto seeks to proceed pro se and in forma pauperis in this action against the Kern County Sheriff’s Department, Kern County District Attorney, and Kern County Superior Court. (Doc. 1.) According to the plaintiff, his rights were violated in relation to an incident involving a Kern County officer that “kicked [his] front door in without a warrant.” (See Doc. 1.) The Court finds the 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…