Asmar H. Saleem, AKA Clarence Eugene Jones v. S.F. Thompson

103 F.3d 140 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Asmar H. SALEEM, aka Clarence Eugene Jones, Petitioner-Appellant, v. S.F. THOMPSON, Respondent-Appellee. No. 96-35435. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 18, 1996. * Decided Nov. 20, 1996. Before: PREGERSON, REINHARDT, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Oregon state prisoner Asmar H. Saleem appeals pro se the district court's dismissal for failure to exhaust state remedies of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition challenging the Oregon Board of Parole's rescission of his parole release date. 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 A state prisoner's petition for habeas corpus must be dismissed if the petitioner has not exhausted available state remedies. 28 U.S.C. §…