The following excerpt is from Rushing v. Butte Cnty. Jail, No. 2:14-cv-1984 CKDP (E.D. Cal. 2014):
In sum, insofar as petitioner is challenging the legality of his confinement as a pretrial detainee, the petition is premature, and the court will abstain from the exercise of jurisdiction. Where, as here, the Younger abstention doctrine applies, it is appropriate to dismiss the action. See Gibson v. Berryhill, 411 U.S. 564, 577 (1973).
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II. Conditions of Confinement
Petitioner also makes allegations concerning his conditions of confinement, specifically the medical care he is receiving in jail.
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