Eddie L. Williams v. Manfred Maass, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary

993 F.2d 887 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Eddie L. WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Manfred MAASS, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee. No. 92-36835. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 27, 1993. * Decided May 18, 1993. Before: BROWNING, KOZINSKI and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Eddie L. Williams, an Oregon state prisoner, appeals the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition for state procedural default. We review de novo, Norris v. Risley, 878 F.2d 1178, 1180 (9th Cir.1989), and affirm. 3 A petitioner 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 to consider them. Picard v. Connor,…