Charles M. Byers v. Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

17 F.3d 393 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Charles M. BYERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-15879. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 7, 1994. * Decided Feb. 10, 1994. Before: GOODWIN, SCHROEDER, and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Charles M. Byers appeals pro se the district court's 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915 (d) dismissal as frivolous of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action seeking an injunction requiring the Maricopa County sheriff to permit pretrial detainees to receive food packages. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 Frivolous in forma pauperis complaints may be dismissed sua sponte before service of process under section 1915(d). Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 324 (1989). We review the district court's determination that a complaint is frivolous under section 1915(d) for abuse of discretion. Denton v. Hernandez, 112 S.Ct. 1728, 1734…