(HC) Sorokin v. The People

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA YEVGENIY N. SOROKIN, No. 2:22-cv-02178-KJM-EFB (HC) 12 Petitioner, 13 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THE PEOPLE, 15 Respondent.

17 Petitioner commenced this action while confined to a county jail as a pretrial detainee. He proceeds without counsel and seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.1 As discussed below, the court will recommend that the petition be dismissed. See Rule 4, Rules Governing § 2254 Cases (requiring summary dismissal of habeas petition if, upon initial review by a judge, it plainly appears “that the petitioner is not entitled to relief in the district court”).

22 Petitioner alleges that he is awaiting trial on charges of domestic violence. ECF No. 1 at 4, 5. His grounds for relief are unclear. See id. at 2-3 (alleging identity fraud, kidnapping, and child custody rights). Regardless, the court must abstain from considering any challenge to petitioner’s arrest and custody while his state proceedings are active. See Younger v. Harris, 401 On February 17, 2023, the court recommended that this action be dismissed because petitioner had neither paid the filing fee nor sought leave to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 5. Petitioner subsequently filed a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and that request is granted. Accordingly, the February 17, 2023 findings and recommendations are withdrawn.

1 | U.S. 37 (1971). Under Younger, federal courts may not enjoin pending state criminal proceedings || except under extraordinary circumstances. /d. at 49,53. Younger abstention prevents a court || from exercising jurisdiction when three criteria are met: 1) there are ongoing state judicial | proceedings; 2) an important state interest is involved; and 3) there is an adequate opportunity to || raise the federal question at issue in the state proceedings. H.C. ex rel. Gordon v. Koppel, 203 | F.3d 610, 613 (9th Cir. 2000). Without question, state criminal proceedings implicate important || state interests, and California state courts provide an adequate forum in which petitioner may | pursue his claims regarding his pending charges.

9 Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that: 10 1. Petitioner’s application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 7) is granted; 11 and 12 2. The February 17, 2023 findings and recommendations (ECF No. 5) are withdrawn.

13 Further, IT IS RECOMMENDED that petitioner’s application for a writ of habeas corpus || be dismissed.

15 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge || assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Within fourteen days || after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written || objections with the court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document should be captioned | “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Failure to file objections || within the specified time may waive the night to appeal the District Court’s order. Turner v. || Duncan, 158 F.3d 449, 455 (9th Cir. 1998); Martinez v. Yist, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). In || his objections petitioner may address whether a certificate of appealability should issue in the || event he files an appeal of the judgment in this case. See Rule 11, Federal Rules Governing || § 2254 Cases (the district court must issue or deny a certificate of appealability when it enters a || final order adverse to the applicant).

27 || Dated: June 1, 2023. □□ PDEA EDMUND F. BRENNAN 28 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE