Charles Paul Blevins v. Roger W. Crist

942 F.2d 790 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Charles Paul BLEVINS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Roger W. CRIST, et al., Respondents-Appellees. No. 91-15020. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 23, 1991. Decided Aug. 30, 1991. Before BROWNING, SNEED and WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Charles Paul Blevins, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. We review de novo, Norris v. Risley, 878 F.2d 1178, 1180 (9th Cir.1989), and we vacate and remand with instructions to dismiss the petition without prejudice for failure to exhaust state remedies. 3 A state prisoner must exhaust all available state court remedies either on direct appeal or through collateral proceedings before a federal court may consider granting habeas corpus relief. 28 U.S.C. § 2254 ; Duckworth v. Serrano, 454 U.S. 1, 3 (1981) (per curiam); Lindquist v. Gardner,…