Raymond A. Chamberlin v. California Department of Corrections

967 F.2d 584 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Raymond A. CHAMBERLIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16604. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 25, 1992. * Decided June 30, 1992. Before FLETCHER, LEAVY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Raymond A. Chamberlin appeals pro se the district court's sua sponte dismissal of his complaint prior to service of process pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (d). The district court initially dismissed some of the claims with leave to amend, and, after Chamberlin failed to file an amended complaint, dismissed the entire complaint. We review the district court's determination that the complaint was frivolous and the dismissal for failure to file an amended complaint for an abuse of discretion. Denton v. Hernandez, 69 U.S.L.W. 4346 , 4348 (May 4, 1992); McKeever v. Block, 932 F.2d 795, 797 (9th Cir.1991). We review de…