Edward E. Allen v. Milt Howell, Librarian of Crci Barbara McNeely Program Director of Crci

86 F.3d 1161 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 E. ALLEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Milt HOWELL, Librarian of CRCI; Barbara McNeely, Program Director of CRCI, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-36005. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 20, 1996. * Decided May 29, 1996. Before: BROWNING, REINHARDT and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Edward E. Allen, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (d). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we vacate and remand for further proceedings. 3 We review the district court's sua sponte dismissal prior to service of process for abuse of discretion. See Denton v. Hernandez, 504 U.S. 25, 33 (1992). The district court may dismiss an in forma pauperis complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (d) if it is frivolous. Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 324 (1989); McKeever v.…