Gary Eugene Kukes v. W.E. Estelle, Warden, Attorney General of California

942 F.2d 792 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gary Eugene KUKES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. W.E. ESTELLE, Warden, Attorney General of California, Respondents-Appellees. No. 90-16043. 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 Gary Eugene Kukes, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition without prejudice for failure to exhaust state remedies. We review de novo, Norris v. Risley, 878 F.2d 1178, 1180 (9th Cir.1989), and we affirm. 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, 770 F.2d 876, 877 (9th…