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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

6 7 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 KEZIA KENDALL LATNIE, No. C 19-4745 WHA (PR) 10 Petitioner, ORDER OF DISMISSAL 11 v. 12 GREGORY J. AHERN; RICHARD T.

LUCIA,

13 Respondents 14 / 15 Petitioner is a pretrial detainee awaiting trial on charges in the Alameda County 16 Superior Court. She filed the instant petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking immediate 17 release and the lowering of her bail amount. 18 A federal court has authority to entertain a petition for a writ of habeas corpus by a 19 person in custody, but not yet convicted or sentenced. McNeely v. Blanas, 336 F.3d 822, 824 20 n.1 (9th Cir. 2003). Such a person brings his petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c)(3). Ibid. 21 Petitioner claims that her criminal proceedings, bail amount, and the conditions of her 22 confinement violate her constitutional rights. The claims challenging the constitutionality of 23 her criminal proceedings must be dismissed principles of federalism and comity require that a 24 federal court abstain until all…