Edward J. Davis v. San Francisco Housing Authority Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation Board of Directors

53 F.3d 338 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Edward J. DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SAN FRANCISCO HOUSING AUTHORITY; Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation Board of Directors, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-16364. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 19, 1995. * Decided April 26, 1995. Before: BROWNING, SNEED, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Edward J. Davis appeals pro se the district court's sua sponte dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action prior to service of process. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We vacate and remand for issuance and service of process. 3 We review for abuse of discretion the district court's dismissal of an action pursuant to section 1915(d). Denton v. Hernandez, 112 S.Ct. 1728, 1734 (1992). Section 1915(d) authorizes a district court to dismiss sua sponte an in forma pauperis complaint before service of process if the court is satisfied that the…