Simms v. Buchanan

5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 6 AT TACOMA KEON EUGENE SIMMS, 8 Plaintiff, Case No. 3:25-cv-05342-DGE 9 v. ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION STEVEN BUCHANAN, et al., 11 Defendants.

This matter comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the Honorable Magistrate Judge Theresa L. Fricke. (Dkt. No. 6.) The Court, having considered the Report and Recommendation and the remaining record de novo, and no objections having been filed, does hereby find and ORDER: (1) The Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 6); (2) The action is dismissed without prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted and pursuant to the Younger abstention doctrine. See Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971). (3) Plaintiff’s motion to proceed IFP (Dkt. No. 1) is denied as moot.

1 Dated this 11th day of September, 2025.

A David G. Estudillo 4 United States District Judge