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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. SA CV 19-2034 JFW (MRW) 13 JOHN BUTLER,

14 Petitioner,

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION

15 v. 16 SHERIFF BARNES, 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 an Orange County jail. 23 Apparently due to issues involving Petitioner’s mental competency and his 24 dissatisfaction with his attorneys (Docket # 10 at 3-4), Petitioner has been 25 in custody for several years. 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 does not list 28 1 any recognizable federal constitutional challenges to a criminal conviction. 2 Rather, the petition lists various jail-based grievances, including limited 3 contact with his attorneys and medical care issues. (Id. at 5-7.) Petitioner 4 acknowledges that he has not presented these claims to the state supreme 5 court for consideration. (Id.) 6 3. …