Shirzadi Kashnnejad v. Michael T. Pickett, Warden James Gomez Attorney General for the State of California

94 F.3d 651 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Shirzadi KASHNNEJAD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Michael T. PICKETT, Warden; James Gomez; Attorney General for the State of California, Respondents-Appellees. No. 95-16751. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 12, 1996. * Decided Aug. 16, 1996. Before: BROWNING, SCHROEDER, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Shirzadi Kashnnejad appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. We review de novo a district court's decision on a section 2254 petition. Duckett v. Godinez, 67 F.3d 734, 739 (9th Cir.1995), cert. denied, 116 S.Ct. 1549 (1996). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm. 3 Kashnnejad contends that the district court erred by dismissing his section 2254 petition on exhaustion grounds because he presented his claims to the California Supreme Court. We disagree. 4 Generally, a federal court will consider the merits…