Karriem Shabazz, AKA Willie Shabazz v. L. Demasi Joe Brown, Officer Shad Canington, Officer

83 F.3d 428 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Karriem SHABAZZ, aka Willie Shabazz, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. L. DEMASI; Joe Brown, Officer; Shad Canington, Officer, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-15955. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 22, 1996. * Decided April 26, 1996. Before: HALL, THOMPSON, AND RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Karriem Shabazz appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We affirm. I. Claims against Louise Demasi 3 Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (d), a district court may dismiss an in forma pauperis complaint "if satisfied that the action is frivolous." Although the district court did not specify the precise legal ground on which it dismissed Shabazz's claims against Demasi, the district court implied that its dismissal was based on the complaint's frivolousness. We treat the district court's action as a dismissal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915(d) and review for abuse of…