Clinton Burroughs v. Sheriff Tommy Ford

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PANAMA CITY DIVISION CLINTON BURROUGHS, Petitioner, vs. Case No.: 5:26-cv-186-AW-ZCB SHERIFF TOMMY FORD, Respondent. ___________________________________/ REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Petitioner has filed a pro se petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Doc. 1). The petition challenges Petitioner’s ongoing state criminal proceedings. As explained below, this case should be dismissed because abstention is warranted under Younger v. Harris,

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(1971). I. Background Petitioner has a pending criminal case in state…