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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONALD W. HILL, JR.,

Petitioner,

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D. K. SISTO, Warden,

Respondent. 

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No. C 07-5315 CRB (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

(Doc # 2)

Petitioner, a state prisoner incarcerated at California State Prison, Solano,

seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He also seeks to proceed

in forma pauperis under 28 USC § 1915. Good cause appearing, petitioner's

request to proceed in forma pauperis (doc # 2) is GRANTED. The petition must

be dismissed without prejudice, however.

 Prisoners in state custody who wish to challenge collaterally in federal

habeas corpus proceedings either the fact or length of their confinement are first

required to exhaust state judicial remedies, either on direct appeal or through

collateral proceedings, by presenting the highest state court available with a fair

opportunity to rule on the merits of each and every claim they seek to raise in

federal court. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)-(c). Petitioner has not done so. He has

not presented the Supreme Court of California with an opportunity to consider

and rule on his claims. See O’Sullivan v. Boerckel, 526 U.S. 838, 845 (1999)

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(state’s highest court must be given opportunity to rule on claims even if review

is discretionary); Larche v. Simons, 53 F.3d 1068, 1071-72 (9th Cir. 1995)

(Supreme Court of California must be given at least one opportunity to review

state prisoners' federal claims). The claims are still pending before the state high

court in two separate petitions for a writ of habeas corpus. See In re Hill, No.

S153840 (Cal. filed June 26, 2007); In re Hill, No. S155300 (Cal. filed Aug. 10,

2007). 

The petition for a writ of habeas corpus therefore is DISMISSED without

prejudice to refiling after state judicial remedies are exhausted.

The clerk terminate all pending motions as moot and close the file. 

SO ORDERED.

DATED: Oct. 23, 2007 

CHARLES R. BREYER

United States District Judge

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