Pador v. Matanane

653 F.2d 1277 James Salazar PADOR, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Thomas A. MATANANE, Manager, Community Correctional Center, Department of Corrections, Government of Guam, and Attorney General of the Territory of Guam, Respondents-Appellees. No. 80-4440. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 29, 1981. Decided Aug. 17, 1981. Rehearing Denied Sept. 22, 1981. Howard Trapp, Trapp, Gayle, Teker, Lacy, Moore & Layne, Agana, Guam, for petitioner-appellant. R. Barrie Michelsen, Dep. Atty. Gen. of Guam, Agana, Guam, for respondents-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Guam. Before KILKENNY, SNEED and FARRIS, Circuit Judges. SNEED, Circuit Judge: 1 The issue before us is whether a petitioner for a writ of habeas corpus following a judgment of conviction entered by the Superior Court of Guam, which was affirmed by the Appellate Division of the District Court of Guam and this court, may be required to exhaust the territorial remedies available to him before the District Court of Guam will entertain his petition. The District Court of Guam held that such exhaustion was necessary. We affirm. I. FACTS 2 Petitioner was…