Can a federal habeas court review a claim made by a state court against a federal defendant?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Guillory v. Santoro, Case No.: 17cv02084 CAB (BGS) (S.D. Cal. 2018):

"A federal habeas court will not review a claim rejected by a state court 'if the decision of [the state] court rests on a state law ground that is independent of the federal question and adequate to support the judgment." Walker v. Martin, 562 U.S. 307, 315 (2011) (citing Beard v. Kindler, 558 U.S. 53, 55 (2009)). "[A]bsent showings of 'cause' and prejudice,' federal habeas relief will be unavailable when (1) 'a state court has declined to address a prisoner's federal claims because the prisoner had failed to meet a state procedural requirement,' and (2) 'the state judgment rests on independent and adequate

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