Clifford E. Osborn v. George Sumner, Warden & Director, Ndop Walter Luster, Warden, Sncc

892 F.2d 83 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Clifford E. OSBORN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. George SUMNER, Warden & Director, NDOP; Walter Luster, Warden, SNCC, Defendants-Appellees. No. 88-15033. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 14, 1989. * Decided Dec. 12, 1989. 1 Before JAMES R. BROWNING, FARRIS and WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Clifford E. Osborn, a Nevada state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint, construed as a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for habeas corpus relief, for failure to exhaust state remedies. 4 Because Osborn challenges the validity of his confinement, the district court properly construed the complaint as a petition for habeas corpus. Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475 , 499 n. 14 (1973); Young v. Kenny, No. 88-3995, slip op. at 12608 (9th Cir. Oct. 11, 1989). Because Osborn failed to exhaust his state remedies, as required for…