D'Agostini

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NORMAN JOHN CRAIG, No. 2:21-cv-01198-DAD-DMC (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, GRANTING

JOHN D’AGOSTINI, RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS,

AND DISMISSING HABEAS PETITION

Respondent. WITHOUT PREJUDICE (Doc. Nos. 27, 31) 17 Petitioner Norman John Craig is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On June 15, 2023, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that respondent’s unopposed motion to dismiss petitioner’s first amended petition (Doc. No. 27) be granted because petitioner’s underlying state criminal proceedings are still pending. (Doc. No. 31.) Thus, application of the Younger abstention…