Randolph Tamio Mansfield v. Superior Court of the State of California - County of KIngs

Filing 13

FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS Recommending Dismissal of 11 Petition without Prejudice for Failure to Exhaust State Judicial Remedies signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 10/15/2010. Referred to Judge O'Neill; Objections to F&R due by 11/22/2010. (Flores, E)

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(HC) Randolph Tamio Mansfield v. F. Gonzales Doc. 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 10 11 12 F. GONZALES 13 Respondent. 14 15 Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus 16 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 17 On September 9, 2010, the Court issued an order to show cause why the petition should 18 be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, namely, the failure to name a proper respondent and failure 19 to exhaust state judicial remedies. 20 DISCUSSION 21 On October 6, 2010, Petitioner filed an amended petition for writ of habeas corpus 22 properly naming Warden Gonzales as Respondent. However, from a review of the amended 23 petition it appears that Petitioner has not exhausted the state judicial remedies and Petitioner does 24 not indicate otherwise. Accordingly, dismissal of the petition without prejudice is warranted. 25 A petitioner who is in state custody and wishes to collaterally challenge his conviction by 26 a petition for writ of habeas corpus must exhaust state judicial remedies. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1). 27 The exhaustion doctrine is based on comity to the state court and gives the state court the initial 28 1 Dockets.Justia.com UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT RANDOLPH TAMIO MANSFIELD, Petitioner, v. 1:10-cv-01525-LJO-DLB (HC) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF PETITION WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO EXHAUST STATE JUDICIAL REMEDIES [Doc. 11] / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 opportunity to correct the state's alleged constitutional deprivations. Coleman v. Thompson, 501 U.S. 722, 731, 111 S.Ct. 2546, 2554-55 (1991); Rose v. Lundy, 455 U.S. 509, 518, 102 S.Ct. 1198, 1203 (1982); Buffalo v. Sunn, 854 F.2d 1158, 1163 (9th Cir. 1988). A petitioner can satisfy the exhaustion requirement by providing the highest state court with a full and fair opportunity to consider each claim before presenting it to the federal court. Picard v. Connor, 404 U.S. 270, 276, 92 S.Ct. 509, 512 (1971); Johnson v. Zenon, 88 F.3d 828, 829 (9th Cir. 1996). A federal court will find that the highest state court was given a full and fair opportunity to hear a claim if the petitioner has presented the highest state court with the claim's factual and legal basis. Duncan v. Henry, 513 U.S. 364, 365, 115 S.Ct. 887, 888 (1995) (legal basis); Kenney v. Tamayo-Reyes, 504 U.S. 1, 112 S.Ct. 1715, 1719 (1992) (factual basis). Additionally, the petitioner must have specifically told the state court that he was raising a federal constitutional claim. Duncan, 513 U.S. at 365-66, 115 S.Ct. at 888; Keating v. Hood, 133 F.3d 1240, 1241 (9th Cir.1998). For example, if a petitioner wishes to claim that the trial court violated his due process rights "he must say so, not only in federal court but in state court." Duncan, 513 U.S. at 366, 115 S.Ct. at 888. RECOMMENDATION Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY RECOMMENDED that: 1. The instant petition for writ of habeas corpus be DISMISSED without prejudice; and 2. The Clerk of Court be directed to terminate this action in its entirety. This Findings and Recommendation is submitted to the assigned United States District Court Judge, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. section 636 (b)(1)(B) and Rule 304 of the Local Rules of Practice for the United States District Court, Eastern District of California. Within thirty (30) days after being served with a copy, 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 Recommendation." Replies to the objections shall be served and filed within fourteen (14) days after service of the objections. The Court will then review the Magistrate Judge's ruling pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(C). The parties are advised that 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 failure to file objections within the specified time may waive the right to appeal the District Court's order. Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: 3b142a October 15, 2010 /s/ Dennis L. Beck UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 3

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