Leslie R. Harris v. Jack R. Duckworth, Warden and Indiana Attorney General

ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Leslie Ray Harris petitioned the district court by writ of habeas corpus claiming that, in determining that he violated prison disciplinary rules, the Indiana State Prison Conduct Adjustment Board deprived him of his procedural due process rights. Concluding that Harris failed to exhaust available state court remedies as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b), the district court denied his petition. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand.

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While serving an eight year term at the Indiana State Prison for robbery, Harris was found guilty by the Conduct…