Eddie Joe Bush v. Lou Hesse Donice Neal

78 F.3d 592 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Joe BUSH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Lou HESSE; Donice Neal, Respondents-Appellees. No. 95-35261. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 27, 1996. * Decided March 5, 1996. Before: PREGERSON, CANBY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Eddie Joe Bush, a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. 1 Bush challenged the revocation of his parole in a 1976 robbery conviction on the basis of his 1985 first degree assault and theft conviction. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We review de novo, Grady v. United States, 929 F.2d 468, 470 (9th Cir.1991), and affirm. 3 Bush contends that the district court erred in dismissing his claims as procedurally barred. This contention lacks merit. 4 When a state prisoner has defaulted his federal claims in state court pursuant to an independent and…