Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MONROE JONES, Case No. 22-cv-05335-WHO (PR) Plaintiff,

ORDER STAYING ACTION

v. 9 JOHN FINNEGAN, et al., Defendants. 11 12 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Monroe Jones filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action against persons involved in his arrest and prosecution by California state authorities. Because criminal proceedings are ongoing and the results of such proceedings likely will affect the validity of Jones’s claims, I will stay the suit until the criminal case or the likelihood of a criminal case is ended. BACKGROUND According to the complaint, Jones is being held on pending charges, and criminal proceedings are ongoing. (Request to File Extended Brief, Dkt. No. 2 at 3-4.) DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental…