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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVEN HENDRIX, No. 2:20-cv-0531 JAM CKD P Petitioner, v. ORDER WARDEN MONTGOMERY,1 Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a California prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner identifies four claims in his petition. Respondent moves to dismiss arguing petitioner has not exhausted state court remedies with respect to most of his claims. The exhaustion of state court remedies is a prerequisite to the granting of a petition for writ of habeas corpus. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1). A petitioner satisfies the exhaustion requirement by providing the highest state court with a full and fair opportunity to consider all claims before presenting them to the federal court. Picard v. Connor, 404 U.S. 270, 276 (1971). The United States Supreme Court has held that a federal district court may not entertain a petition for habeas

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