Todd Vincent Davie v. Sheriff Alex Villanueva

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. CV 20-6580 MWF (PVC) Date: August 20, 2020 Title Todd Vincent Davie v. Sheriff Alex Villanueva

Present: The Honorable Pedro V. Castillo, United States Magistrate Judge

Marlene Ramirez None Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Attorneys Present for Petitioner: Attorneys Present for Respondent: None None

PROCEEDINGS: [IN CHAMBERS] ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THE

MAGISTRATE JUDGE SHOULD NOT RECOMMEND THAT

THIS ACTION BE DISMISSED PURSUANT TO THE

YOUNGER ABSTENTION DOCTRINE, OR, IN THE

ALTERNATIVE, BECAUSE PETITIONER’S CLAIMS ARE

UNEXHAUSTED

Pending before the Court is a habeas petition filed by pro se petitioner Todd Vincent Davie, a pretrial detainee in the custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241.1 (“Petition,” Dkt. No. 1 at 2). Petitioner states that he has been charged with assault likely to produce great bodily injury under California Penal Code § 245(a)(4), and has been awaiting trial since November 26, 2019. 1 The Petition is presented on a habeas form ostensibly under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. However, § 2254…