Dean A. Christian v. Steve Cambra Dan Lungren Attorney General of the State of California

995 F.2d 230 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Dean A. CHRISTIAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Steve CAMBRA; Dan Lungren; Attorney General of the State of California, Respondents-Appellees. No. 92-56017. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 12, 1993. * Decided May 26, 1993. Before: HUG, WIGGINS, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Dean A. Christian, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. Christian contends that the district court erred by finding that he had failed to exhaust state court remedies on all of his claims before seeking federal habeas relief. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We review de novo, Norris v. Risley, 878 F.2d 1178, 1180 (9th Cir.1989), and affirm. 3 Before a federal court will consider granting habeas relief, the petitioner must exhaust all available state remedies, either on direct appeal or through collateral…