Edward Eugene Allen v. Manfred Maass, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary

999 F.2d 542 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Edward Eugene ALLEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Manfred MAASS, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee. No. 93-35250. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 6, 1993. * Decided July 14, 1993. Before TANG, POOLE and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Edward E. Allen, an Oregon state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition for failure to exhaust state court remedies. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We review de novo, Thomas v. Lewis, 945 F.2d 1119, 1122 (9th Cir.1991), and 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). The petitioner has the burden of establishing exhaustion. Cartwright v. Cupp, 650…