Can a motion to dismiss dispose of claims in a federal habeas corpus proceeding on procedural grounds?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Beames v. Chappell, Case No. 1:10-cv-01429-AWI-SAB (E.D. Cal. 2015):
A motion to dismiss may be used to dispose of claims in a federal habeas corpus proceeding on procedural grounds, including failure to exhaust state remedies. White v. Lewis,
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