Vern Lemrick v. Sheriff Skipper

995 F.2d 231 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Vern LEMRICK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Sheriff SKIPPER, Respondent-Appellee. No. 91-35808. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 25, 1993. * Decided June 8, 1993. Before: HUG, WIGGINS, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Vern Lemrick appeals pro se the district court's sua sponte dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus relief as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (d). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm on other grounds. See Kruso v. International Tel. & Tel. Corp., 872 F.2d 1416 , 1421 (9th Cir.1989) (in reviewing decisions of the district court, the court of appeals may affirm on any ground finding support in the record), cert. denied, 496 U.S. 937 (1990). 3 We review de novo a district court's denial of a habeas corpus relief. Thomas v. Lewis, 945 F.2d 1119, 1122 (9th Cir.1991). The federal courts "shall entertain an application…