Davis v. Silva

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Michael Davis appeals the district court’s dismissal of his habeas corpus petition for failure to exhaust. In the underlying claim, Davis complains that, during a prison disciplinary hearing resulting in the revocation of good-time credit, his due process right to call a witness was violated. Respondent Warden J. Silva (the “State”) contends that Davis’ claim is unexhausted because he failed to provide the California Supreme Court with a sufficient factual basis for his federal claim. We reverse the district court, holding that Davis did exhaust the factual…