Doe v. Hennessey et al

Filing 2

ORDER DISMISSING CASE. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on 6/16/06. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(be, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/16/2006)

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Doe v. Hennessey et al Doc. 2 Case 3:06-cv-03743-CRB Document 2 Filed 06/16/2006 Page 1 of 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 Petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging on First Amendment grounds a recent conviction from the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of San Francisco. Persons in state custody (which includes persons on probation such as petitioner) who wish to challenge collaterally in federal habeas corpus proceedings either the fact or length of their confinement are first required to exhaust state judicial remedies, either on direct appeal or through collateral proceedings, by presenting the highest state court available with a fair opportunity to rule on the merits of each and every claim they seek to raise in federal court. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)-(c). Petitioner has not done so. He has not presented the Supreme Court of California with an opportunity to consider and rule on his claims. See O'Sullivan v. Boerckel, 526 U.S. 838, 845 (1999) (state's highest court must be given opportunity to rule on claims even if review IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JOHN DOE # 420, Petitioner, vs. MICHAEL HENNESSEY, et al., Respondent(s). ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. C 06-3743 CRB (PR) ORDER OF DISMISSAL Dockets.Justia.com Case 3:06-cv-03743-CRB Document 2 Filed 06/16/2006 Page 2 of 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 is discretionary); Larche v. Simons, 53 F.3d 1068, 1071-72 (9th Cir. 1995) (Supreme Court of California must be given at least one opportunity to review state prisoners' federal claims). The petition for a writ of habeas corpus therefore is DISMISSED without prejudice to refiling after state judicial remedies are exhausted. The clerk shall close the file and terminate all pending motions as moot. SO ORDERED. DATED: June 16, 2006 CHARLES R. BREYER United States District Judge 2

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