(PC) Richson-Bey v. Palmer
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SEAN JEFFERY RICHSON-BEY, Case No. 1:23-cv-00778-ADA-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO SHOW CAUSE v.
WHY THIS ACTION SHOULD NOT BE
13 WILLIAM PALMER, et al., DISMISSED 14 Defendants. TWENTY-ONE-DAY DEADLINE
16 Sean Richson-Bey (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action. Plaintiff filed the operative complaint on May 22, 2023. (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff generally claims that his ongoing criminal state court proceedings are not being conducted fairly, and he sues parties connected with that prosecution (three judges of the Kings County Superior Court, two deputy district attorneys, and a court-appointed counsel). For the reasons described below, the Court will order Plaintiff to file a response within twenty-one days, explaining why this action should not be dismissed pursuant to the Younger abstention doctrine, because the judge and prosecutor defendants are immune from suit and Plaintiff cannot bring a…