The following excerpt is from Gates v. Iljana, 972 F.2d 1339 (9th Cir. 1992):
The exhaustion requirement in federal habeas actions "is rooted in considerations of federal-state comity." [ Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475, 491 (1973) ]....
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