James Earl Hines, AKA Farda Abdul Ahad Sheheed v. David G. Brown, District Attorney, Martinez Richard K. Rainey, Sheriff

48 F.3d 1228 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James Earl HINES, aka Farda Abdul Ahad Sheheed, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David G. BROWN, District Attorney, Martinez; Richard K. Rainey, Sheriff, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-15721. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 15, 1995 * . Decided Feb. 22, 1995. IN PART, VACATED AND REMANDED IN PART. Before: SCHROEDER, CANBY, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 California state prisoner James Earl Hines appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action alleging that he was denied access to legal materials and religious literature while a pretrial detainee at Contra Costa County Jail. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review for abuse of discretion the district court's dismissal of a case as frivolous under section 1915(d). Denton v. Hernandez, 112 S.Ct. 1728, 1734 (1992). Under section 1915(d), a district court may…