Stanley Johnson v. Wayne Estelle, Warden Attorney General of the State of California

959 F.2d 240 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Stanley JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Wayne ESTELLE, Warden; Attorney General of the State of California, Respondents-Appellees. No. 91-55166. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 8, 1992. * Decided April 13, 1992. Before HUG, O'SCANNLAIN and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Stanley Johnson, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition without prejudice for failure to exhaust state remedies. We review de novo. Norris v. Risley, 878 F.2d 1178, 1180 (9th Cir.1989). We affirm. 3 A state prisoner must exhaust all available state court remedies before a federal court may consider granting habeas corpus relief. 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (b); Duckworth v. Serrano, 454 U.S. 1, 3 (1981) (per curiam). A petitioner satisfies the exhaustion requirement by fairly presenting all claims to the highest state court with jurisdiction…