Does a federal habeas petitioner need to exhaust all available state remedies before seeking relief in the federal court?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Hurlbert v. Harris, Case No.: 15-CV-0752-AJB-PCL (S.D. Cal. 2017):

Petitioner did not assert this claim before the state courts. Typically, a habeas petitioner must first exhaust available state judicial remedies prior to seeking relief in federal habeas corpus proceedings. 28 U.S.C. 2254(b); Rose v. Lundy, 455 U.S. 509, 522

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