Ward v. People

Full title: DELANIOUS A. WARD, Petitioner, v. THE PEOPLE, Respondent.

Court: United States District Court, Ninth Circuit, California, E.D. California

Date published: Apr 23, 2015

2:14-cv-2861 KJN P (E.D. Cal. Apr. 23, 2015)

Opinion

DELANIOUS A. WARD, Petitioner, v. THE PEOPLE, Respondent. No. 2:14-cv-2861 KJN P United States District Court, E.D. California. April 23, 2015

          ORDER

          KENDALL J. NEWMAN, District Judge.

         Petitioner is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On March 25, 2015, the undersigned dismissed this action on grounds that none of the claims were exhausted. (ECF No. 12.) In this order, the undersigned observed that none of these claims raised by petitioner had been presented to the California Supreme Court. (Id.)

         On April 10, 2015, petitioner filed a letter with the court stating that he does not know how to proceed. (ECF No. 14.) Petitioner states that he does not know if he has to "go back" to the state Supreme Court. (Id.)

         As discussed in the March 25, 2015 order, petitioner is required to exhaust state court remedies as to all of his claims before filing a federal petition. In order to exhaust state court remedies, petitioner is required to present his claims to the California Supreme Court. The undersigned cannot provide petitioner with any further legal advice regarding how to proceed with his claims.

         IT IS SO ORDERED.