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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit 

TENTH CIRCUIT JUf 6 1991 

CLINTON RAY JOHNSON, ) 

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Petitioner-Appellant, ) 

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vs. ) 

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STEPHEN KAISER; ATTORNEY ) 

GENERAL, State of Oklahoma; ) 

THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPE~.LS) 

FOR THE STATE OF OKL.ZI...HOY..A, ) 

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Respondents-Appellees. ) 

&OBERT L. HOECKER 

Clerk 

No. 91-6008 

(D.C. No. CIV-90-1885-R) 

(W.D. Okla.) 

ORDER .:ti.ND JUDGMENT* 

Before LOGAN, MOORE and B~..LDOCK, Circuit Judges.** 

Petitioner-appellant Clinton Ray Johnson appeals prose from 

the denial of a certificate of probable cause to appeal the 

dismissal of his 28 u.s.c. § 2254 habeas action and the denial of 

leave to appeal in forma pauperis. See Fed. R. App. P. 22(b) & 

24(a); 10th Cir. R. 22.1 & 24.1. Johnson was convicted by a jury 

of forcible oral sodomy and attempted rape. He appealed the 

* This order and judgment has no precedential value and shall 

not be cited, or used by any court within the Tenth Circuit, 

except for purposes of establishing the doctrines of the law of 

the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. 10th Cir. R. 

36.3. 

** After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel 

has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially 

assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 

34(a); 10th Cir. R. 34.1.9. The cause therefore is ordered 

submitted without oral argument. 

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conviction to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. While the 

direct appeal in state court was pending, Johnson brought this 

federal habeas action. The district court held that, because 

Johnson's direct appeal was still pending before the Court of 

Criminal Appeals, Johnson failed to meet the exhaustion 

requirement for federal habeas review. Johnson v. Kaiser, No. 

Civ. 90-1885-R, unpub. order (W.D. Okla., Dec. 4, 1990). The 

district court dismissed Johnson's action, denied him leave to 

appeal in forma pauperis and declined to grant a certificate of 

probable cause. 

During the pendency of this federal habeas appeal, Johnson's 

state court direct appeal was decided and his conviction affirmed. 

Johnson v. State of Oklahoma, No. F-89-706, unpub. order (Okla. 

Crim. App. Mar. 19, 1991). Johnson's subsequent petition for 

rehearing was denied by the Oklahoma court. Johnson v. State of 

Oklahoma, No. F-89-706, unpub. order (Okla. Crim. App., April 4, 

1991). Johnson has moved to file a supplemental brief in this 

court, discussing the effect of the affirmance of his direct 

criminal appeal. 

In light of these circumstances, we remand this case to the 

district court for reconsideration. Petitioner should be given an 

opportunity to amend his petition, but we express no opinion on 

exhaustion or the merits. Concerning this appeal, petitioner is 

GRANTED leave to proceed in forma pauperis and his request for a 

certificate of probable cause is GRANTED. His motion for leave to 

file a supplemental brief is DENIED. 

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SO ORDERED. The mandate shall issue forthwith. 

Entered for the Court 

Bobby R. Baldock 

Circuit Judge 

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