Salvatore Pellegrino v. Robert G. Borg, Warden of New Folsom State Prison

972 F.2d 1341 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Salvatore PELLEGRINO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert G. BORG, Warden of New Folsom State Prison, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16312. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 12, 1992. * Decided Aug. 18, 1992. Before BRUNETTI, RYMER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Salvatore Pellegrino, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (d). 1 We review for abuse of discretion, Denton v. Hernandez, 112 S.Ct. 1728 (1992), and we affirm. 2 3 A complaint is frivolous "where it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in fact." Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989). Although this court "respects an incarcerated prisoner's right to bodily privacy, ... assigned positions of female guards that require only infrequent and casual observation, or observation…