William E. Butler v. Theo White, Warden

972 F.2d 1337 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. William E. BUTLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Theo WHITE, Warden, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-55675. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 29, 1992. * Decided Aug. 10, 1992. Before TANG, BEEZER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 William E. Butler, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of leave to file his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint without prepayment of the filing fee. We review for an abuse of discretion. Denton v. Hernandez, 112 S.Ct. 1728, 1734 (1992); Tripati v. First Nat'l Bank & Trust, 821 F.2d 1368, 1369 (9th Cir.1987). We affirm. 3 28 U.S.C. § 1391 (b) provides that venue is proper in civil rights actions in 4 (1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all defendants reside in the same state, (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred ... or…