John B. Grinols v. State of Alaska

29 F.3d 632 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John B. GRINOLS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of ALASKA, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-35453. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 21, 1994. * Decided June 30, 1994. Before: TANG, PREGERSON, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Alaska state prisoner John B. Grinols appeals pro se the district court's 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915 (d) dismissal without prejudice of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action, which challenges the actions of various state officials and others in connection with his state conviction for sexual abuse of a minor. This court has jurisdiction pursuant to 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 complaint as frivolous if it "lacks an arguable basis either in law or in fact."…