Zimmer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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

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