Rubio v. Kirkland et al

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ORDER OF DISMISSAL. Signed by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton on 12/8/06. (nah, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/8/2006)

Rubio v. Kirkland et al

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Case 3:06-cv-07312-PJH

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 v. RICHARD J. KIRKLAND, Warden, Respondent. FRANCISCO E. RUBIO, JR., Petitioner,

NOT FOR CITATION UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

No. C 06-7312 PJH (PR) ORDER OF DISMISSAL

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For the Northern District of California

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This is a habeas case which originally was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, which transferred it here. Petitioner's allegations established that his claims are not exhausted, so the case must be dismissed. An application for a federal writ of habeas corpus filed by a prisoner who is in state custody pursuant to a judgment of a state court may not be granted unless the prisoner has first exhausted state judicial remedies, either by way of a direct appeal or in collateral proceedings, by presenting the highest state court available1 with a fair opportunity to rule on the merits of each and every issue he or she seeks to raise in federal court. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b),(c); Granberry v. Greer, 481 U.S. 129, 133-34 (1987). A petitioner has the burden of pleading exhaustion in his habeas petition. Cartwright v. Cupp, 650 F.2d 1103, 1104 (9th Cir. 1981). Petitioner challenges the results of a rules violation hearing in which he lost 365 In California, the supreme court, intermediate courts of appeal, and superior courts all have original habeas corpus jurisdiction. See Nino v. Galaza, 183 F.3d 1003, 1006 n.2 (9th Cir. 1999). Although a superior court order denying habeas corpus relief is non-appealable, a state prisoner may file a new habeas corpus petition in the court of appeals. See id. If the court of appeals denies relief, the petitioner may seek review in the California Supreme Court by way of a petition for review, or may instead file an original habeas petition in the supreme court. See id. at n.3.
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days of good time. In the form petition he states that he filed state habeas petitions in California Superior Court and in the California Court of Appeal. He does not allege that he appealed from the denial of his petition in the court of appeal or filed an original petition in the California Supreme Court. He also has checked the "no" box to a question which asks whether he has filed any other postconviction petitions, applications or motions in any court. It is thus clear that he has not presented his claim to the highest state court available, the Supreme Court of California. This case is DISMISSED without prejudice to filing a new federal petition after available state judicial remedies are exhausted.2 Petitioner may disregard the clerk's notice regarding the filing fee sent to him on November 28, 2006. The clerk shall close the file.

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12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Petitioner should carefully note the possible application of the statute of limitations contained in 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d). Petitions filed by prisoners challenging non-capital state convictions or sentences must be filed within one year of the latest of the dates on which: (1) the judgment became final after the conclusion of direct review or the time passed for seeking direct review; (2) an impediment to filing an application created by unconstitutional state action was removed, if such action prevented petitioner from filing; (3) the constitutional right asserted was recognized by the Supreme Court, if the right was newly recognized by the Supreme Court and made retroactive to cases on collateral review; or (4) the factual predicate of the claim could have been discovered through the exercise of due diligence. 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1). Time during which a properly filed application for collateral review, for instance a state habeas petition, is pending is excluded from the one-year time limit. See id. § 2244(d)(2). The time a federal petition, such as this one, is pending is not excluded. See Duncan v. Walker, 121 S. Ct. 2120, 2129 (2001).
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 8, 2006.

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON United States District Judge

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