The dismissal of Petitioner’s habeas petition is affirmed, where the District Court was not required to seek a response to the petition from the government before dismissing the action for failure to exhaust state remedies.
Read the full decision in Allen v. Zavaras, No. 07-1501.
Appellate Information:
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Colorado(D.C. No. 07-CV-02052-ZLW)Decided on June 15, 2009
Judges:
Before LUCERO, ANDERSON and O’BRIEN, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by O’BRIEN, Circuit Judge.
Counsel:
Robert Seldis Berger of Robert S. Berger, P.C., Denver, Colorado for Petitioner -Appellant.
Laurie Booras, First Assistant Attorney General, (John W. Suthers, AttorneyGeneral of the State of Colorado with her on the briefs), Denver, Colorado, forRespondents - Appellees.
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