Etta Collier v. State of California

46 F.3d 1139 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Etta COLLIER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-55927. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted: Jan. 25, 1995. * Decided: Feb. 1, 1995. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HALL and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Etta Collier appeals pro se the district court's order denying her leave to file her civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 in forma pauperis. In her complaint, Collier alleged that the state defendants failed to prevent private defendant Feagin from murdering one of her brothers and physically and psychologically injuring another brother, thus depriving her of her constitutional right to familial companionship. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 * Standard of Review 4 We review a denial of leave to proceed in forma pauperis for abuse of discretion. O'Loughlin v. Doe, 920 F.2d 614, 616 (9th Cir. 1990)…