Grimes V. Novak

N.D. California

Grimes V. Novak

DecidedMay 12, 2020

Docket3:20-cv-02814

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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 4 CARL GRIMES, BK2773, Case No. 20-cv-02814-CRB (PR) 5 Petitioner, ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR 6 v. A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS FOR FAILURE TO EXHAUST 7 LISA NOVAK, (ECF No. 2) 8 Respondent. 9 Petitioner, a state prisoner at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, California, 10 || seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging the denial of pre-sentence time 11 || credits in connection with a sentence from San Mateo County Superior Court. Petitioner also a 12 seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) which, good cause shown, is granted.

13 Prisoners in state custody who wish to challenge collaterally in federal habeas corpus 14 || proceedings either the fact or length of their confinement are first required to exhaust state judicial

15 || remedies, either on direct appeal or through collateral proceedings, by presenting the highest state

Q 16 || court available with a fair opportunity to rule on the merits of each and every claim they seek to 5 17 raise in federal court. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)-(c). Petitioner has not done so. He has not

18 || presented the Supreme Court of California with an opportunity to consider and rule on his claims. 19 See O’Sullivan v. Boerckel, 526 U.S. 838, 845 (1999) (state’s highest court must be given 20 || opportunity to rule on claims even if review is discretionary); Larche v. Simons, 53 F.3d 1068, 21 1071-72 (9th Cir. 1995) (Supreme Court of California must be given at least one opportunity to 22 || review state prisoners’ federal claims). The petition for a writ of habeas corpus therefore is 23 || DISMISSED without prejudice to filing a new petition after state judicial remedies are exhausted. 24 The clerk shall close the file and terminate all pending motions (see ECF No. 2) as moot. 25 IT IS SO ORDERED. 26 || Dated: May 12, 2020 27 fe — CHARLES R. BREYER 28 United States District Judge

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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 4 CARL GRIMES, BK2773, Case No. 20-cv-02814-CRB (PR) 5 Petitioner, ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR 6 v. A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS FOR FAILURE TO EXHAUST 7 LISA NOVAK, (ECF No. 2) 8 Respondent. 9 Petitioner, a state prisoner at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, California, 10 || seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging the denial of pre-sentence time 11 || credits in connection with a sentence from San Mateo County Superior Court. Petitioner also a 12 seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) which, good cause shown, is granted.

13 Prisoners in state custody who wish to challenge collaterally in federal habeas corpus 14 || proceedings either the fact or length of their confinement are first required to exhaust state judicial

15 || remedies, either on direct appeal or through collateral proceedings, by presenting the highest state

Q 16 || court available with a fair opportunity to rule on the merits of each and every claim they seek to 5 17 raise in federal court. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)-(c). Petitioner has not done so. He has not

18 || presented the Supreme Court of California with an opportunity to consider and rule on his claims. 19 See O’Sullivan v. Boerckel, 526 U.S. 838, 845 (1999) (state’s highest court must be given 20 || opportunity to rule on claims even if review is discretionary); Larche v. Simons, 53 F.3d 1068, 21 1071-72 (9th Cir. 1995) (Supreme Court of California must be given at least one opportunity to 22 || review state prisoners’ federal claims). The petition for a writ of habeas corpus therefore is 23 || DISMISSED without prejudice to filing a new petition after state judicial remedies are exhausted. 24 The clerk shall close the file and terminate all pending motions (see ECF No. 2) as moot. 25 IT IS SO ORDERED. 26 || Dated: May 12, 2020 27 fe — CHARLES R. BREYER 28 United States District Judge

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