Francisco Herra Lopez v. B. Hayward

5 F.3d 537 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Francisco Herra LOPEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. B. HAYWARD, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-15718. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 1, 1993. * Decided Sept. 10, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court, for the Eastern District of California, D.C. No. CV-92-05019-GEB; Garland E. Burrell, District Judge, Presiding. E.D.Cal. AFFIRMED. Before: FLETCHER, POOLE, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Francisco Herra Lopez, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 civil rights action. The district court dismissed Lopez's amended complaint as frivolous, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915 (d). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , 1 and we review for abuse of discretion. Denton v. Hernandez, 112 S.Ct. 1728, 1734 (1992). We affirm. 3 A district court is authorized to dismiss an action brought in forma…