Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit October 17, 2002, No. 01-15615; D.C. No. CV-00-05341-HGB (Hodge v. Hornung)

MEMORANDUM**

Petitioner Johnny Lee Hodge, a California state prisoner, appeals the district court’s dismissal without prejudice of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition for failure to exhaust state remedies. We review the district court’s decision to grant or deny a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition de novo. Dubria v. Smith, 224 F.3d 995, 1000 (9th Cir.2000) (en banc), cert. denied, 531 U.S.