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CASWELL v. RYAN

No. 91-5003.

953 F.2d 853 (1992)

William CASWELL, Appellant, v. Joseph RYAN (Superintendent); Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 13, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Houser, Scranton, Pa., for appellant.

Karen Tomaine, Office of Dist. Atty., Scranton, Pa., for appellee.

Before SLOVITER, Chief Judge, COWEN and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

Submitted Under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) October 1, 1991.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Chief Judge.

We are once again called upon to examine the actions taken by a state prisoner in state court to determine whether he fulfilled his obligation to exhaust state remedies and avoid procedural defaults as required before a federal court can consider the merits of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

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