Usman Shehu Sule v. Joseph H. Crabtree, Warden, Fci Sheridan Robert L. Mathews, Director Bureau of Prisons

5 F.3d 540 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Usman Shehu SULE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joseph H. CRABTREE, Warden, FCI Sheridan; Robert L. Mathews, Director Bureau of Prisons, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-35224. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 23, 1993. * Decided Sept. 2, 1993. Before: PREGERSON, BRUNETTI, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Usman Sule, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915 (d) of his action against the defendants, federal prison officials, for money damages. 1 We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We review for an abuse of discretion, Denton v. Hernandez, 112 S.Ct. 1728, 1734 (1992), and affirm. 3 Frivolous in forma pauperis complaints may be dismissed sua sponte under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915 (d). Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 324 (1989). A complaint is frivolous "where it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in fact."…