Dennis Nelson v. Joan G. Seitz Thomas Kolberg Ronald Poole

24 F.3d 248 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Dennis NELSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joan G. SEITZ; Thomas Kolberg; Ronald Poole, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-35732. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 5, 1994. * Decided April 14, 1994. Before: POOLE, BEEZER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Dennis R. Nelson appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 civil rights action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915 (d). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We review the district court's dismissal for an abuse of discretion, Denton v. Hernandez, 112 S.Ct. 1728, 1734 (1992), and we affirm. 3 Under section 1915(d), the district court may dismiss an in forma pauperis action as frivolous when it is clear that the defendants are immune from suit. Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 327 (1989). Judges have absolute immunity from suits for damages for their judicial acts unless the judge acted in…