John Robert Demos, Jr. v. James R. Browning, Honorable, Robert J. McNichols Honorable

943 F.2d 55 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John Robert DEMOS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James R. BROWNING, Honorable, Robert J. McNichols, Honorable, Defendants-Appellees. No. 90-35297. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 5, 1991. * Decided Sept. 10, 1991. Before CANBY, DAVID R. THOMPSON and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 John Robert Demos, Jr., a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (d). Demos alleges that the defendants, federal court judges, violated his civil rights by their rulings in a previous action. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. 3 We review de novo the district court's sua sponte dismissal under section 1915(d). Jackson v. Arizona, 885 F.2d 639, 640 (9th Cir.1989). Under section 1915(d), the district court may dismiss an in forma pauperis complaint if it is…