John Andrew Juarez v. James Gomez, Director Attorney General of the State of California

91 F.3d 152 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John Andrew JUAREZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James GOMEZ, Director; Attorney General of the State of California, Respondents-Appellees. No. 94-56694. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 25, 1996. * Decided June 28, 1996. Before: NOONAN, LEAVY, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 John Andrew Juarez, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. He contends the district court erred when it dismissed his petition for failure to exhaust state remedies. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We review de novo, Calderon v. Prunty, 59 F.3d 1005, 1008 (9th Cir.1995), and affirm. A. Background 3 In 1992, Juarez filed in district court a section 2554 petition raising four claims, three of which the district court dismissed without prejudice for failure to conform to the local rules and the fourth it…