Vidal Carrillo-Carrillo v. Rick Coursey

OPINION

WATFORD, Circuit Judge:

Vidal Carrillo-Carrillo is an Oregon state prisoner who filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal court. The district court dismissed the petition with prejudice after concluding that Carrillo-Carrillo had not fairly presented his claims to the Oregon state courts first, as he was required to do. We disagree with that conclusion. In our view, Carrillo-Carrillo gave the Oregon courts a fair opportunity to rule on his claims, and those claims are now properly before the district court for adjudication on the merits.

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Carrillo-Carrillo pleaded no…