Zimmer

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 SAMUEL DEREK JACKSON, ) Case No.: 1:23-cv-1223 JLT HBK ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND ) RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING THE 13 v. ) ACTION, AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF ) 14 CYNTHIA ZIMMER, et al., ) COURT TO CLOSE THE CASE ) 15 Defendants. ) (Doc. 13) ) 16 )

17 Samuel Derek Jackson challenges his conviction in Kern County Superior Court on March 13, 18 2002, for lewd and lascivious acts with a minor under the age of 14 with the use of force. Plaintiff 19 seeks to hold the defendants—who are the grandparents of the minor victim—liable for violations of 20 his civil rights, asserting the charges against Plaintiff were false.1 (Doc. 12.) The assigned magistrate 21 judge found Plaintiff’s claims are not cognizable, because he does not identify any state actor as a 22 defendant and the requested relief is not available under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. 13 at 4-5.) Further, 23 the magistrate judge determined…