(PC) Colbourn v. Darnell ( 2021 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ORRIN TYLER COLBOURN, No. 2:20-cv-1937 CKD P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND 14 JESS DARNELL, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a Butte County Jail prisoner proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 18 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On November 17, 2020, plaintiff was granted leave to file a fourth amended 19 complaint. Plaintiff filed a fourth amended complaint on December 15, 2020. 20 The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a 21 governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The 22 court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally 23 “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek 24 monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1),(2). 25 Plaintiff’s fourth amended complaint suffers from the same problems as his previous 26 pleading: it is not coherent and, at times, is not legible. To the extent the court can make some 27 sense of the fourth amended complaint, plaintiff appears to challenge his arrest. However, 28 plaintiff has already been informed that in Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 45 (1971), the 1 | Supreme Court held that when there is a pending state criminal proceeding, federal courts must 2 | refrain from interference absent special or extraordinary circumstances. Plaintiff makes no 3 | intelligible showing of extraordinary circumstances. 4 In light of the foregoing, plaintiffs fourth amended complaint must be dismissed. As the 5 | court has, on two occasions, informed plaintiff that his pleadings must be coherent and legible 6 | and plaintiff has failed to comply with those orders, granting plaintiff leave to file a fifth amended 7 | complaint appears futile. Therefore, the court will recommend that this action be dismissed. 8 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court assign a district 9 | court judge to this case. 10 IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that: 11 1. Plaintiff's fourth amended complaint be dismissed; and 12 2. This case be closed. 13 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge 14 | assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(). Within fourteen after 15 | being served with these findings and recommendations, plaintiff may file written objections with 16 | the court. The document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and 17 | Recommendations.” Plaintiff is advised that failure to file objections within the specified time 18 | waives the right to appeal the District Court’s order. Martinez v. YIst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 19 | 1991). 20 | Dated: January 7, 2021 bh rdf ht / {a— 71 CAROLYN K. DELANEY : 22 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 23 24 25 | | 36 colb1937.frs 27 28