Dixianne Hawks v. County of Butte

19 F.3d 27 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Dixianne HAWKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF BUTTE, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-15346. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 7, 1994. * Decided Feb. 16, 1994. Memorandum Vacated on Grant of Rehearing Aug. 30, 1994. Before: SCHROEDER, CANBY and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Dixianne Hawks appeals the district court's dismissal of her 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915 (d). 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 A district court may dismiss an in forma pauperis complaint sua sponte if the complaint is frivolous 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 in law or in fact." Id. at 325 . In civil rights cases where the plaintiff…