McDonald v. Luchirini

46 F.3d 1142 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Maurice J. McDONALD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert LUCHIRINI, Clark County D.A., Office of the Clark County D.A.; John Simmons, Assistant Deputy State Attorney, Office of the Nevada State Attorney, and Judge Lloyd D. George, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-15961. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted: Jan. 11, 1995. * Decided: Jan. 19, 1995. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HALL and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Maurice J. McDonald, an Illinois state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1915 (d) of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action against court personnel, prosecutors, and others. 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 Section 1915(d) authorizes a federal district court to dismiss an action filed in forma pauperis if the court is…