Gary Eugene Kukes v. Coleman A. Blease

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1 F.3d 1246·1993 WL 299418·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 26329
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 3, 199391-16652California677 words

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1 F.3d 1246 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gary Eugene KUKES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Coleman A. BLEASE, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-16652. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 21, 1993. * Decided Aug. 3, 1993. Before BROWNING, TANG and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Gary Eugene Kukes, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915 (d). Kukes brought his section 1983 action against Coleman A. Blease, an Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal. The district court found that Kukes' complaint was frivolous because Blease was entitled to judicial immunity and Kukes could not amend his complaint to cure the defects. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We review for an abuse of discretion, Denton v. Hernandez, 112 S.Ct. 1728, 1734 (1992), and we affirm. 3 In forma pauperis complaints that are…

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