Juan Carlos Guadarrama v. The People of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUAN CARLOS GUADARRAMA, ) No. CV 20-11816-JWH (AGR) ) Petitioner, ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE v. ) ) 14 THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA, ) ) ) Respondent. ) ) 17 On December 22, 2020, Petitioner constructively filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Petition”). The court construes the Petition as having been brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 because Petitioner was in custody pending a preliminary hearing in his criminal case. See Dominguez v. Kernan, 906 F.3d 1127, 1135 (9th Cir. 2018). For the reasons discussed below, the Court orders Petitioner to show cause, on or before February 26, 2021, why this Court should not recommend dismissal without prejudice based on what is commonly called Younger abstention. 25 26 27 28 I. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS Petitioner has been arrested for second degree burglary with prior convictions…