MEMORANDUM **

California state prisoner Frank Aleo appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing without prejudice his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.

Aleo contends that the district court erred by dismissing his petition for failure to exhaust because appellees waived the exhaustion requirement of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1)(A). This contention lacks merit because Aleo has made no showing that there was an express waiver. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(3) (“A State shall not be deemed to have waived the exhaustion requirement or be estopped from reliance upon the requirement unless the State, through counsel, expressly waives the requirement.”)

Aleo also failed to show that any state corrective process is unavailable or ineffective to protect his rights. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1)(B).

AFFIRMED.