Battaglini

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DWIGHT EDWARD BLUEFORD, No. 2:22-cv-000230 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

PILAR BATTAGLINI, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Martin Lee Foster proceeds pro se with an action seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the court is plaintiff’s complaint for screening. (ECF No. 1.) Also before the court are plaintiff’s motions to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF Nos. 2, 8), request to add defendants (ECF No. 4), and motion to amend the complaint (ECF No. 5). For the reasons stated below, the court will recommend that this action be dismissed without prejudice as the court must abstain from hearing this case while the plaintiff’s state criminal case at issue is pending. The court will deny as moot plaintiff’s motion to amend the complaint, request to add defendants, and motions to proceed in forma pauperis. //// //// //// //// SCREENING I. Legal…