
    Frederick Douglass BENNETT, Sr., Plaintiff—Appellant, v. State of CALIFORNIA; et al., Defendants—Appellees.
    No. 01-56186.
    D.C. No. CV-01-04240-TJH.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted May 13, 2002.
    
    Decided May 29, 2002.
    Before FERNANDEZ, RYMER, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Frederick Douglass Bennett, Sr., a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court’s order denying leave to file his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action in forma pauperis. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for abuse of discretion, Minetti v. Port of Seattle, 152 F.3d 1113, 1115 (9th Cir.1998) (per curiam), and we affirm.

If it appears from the face of the proposed complaint that the action is frivolous or without merit, a district court may, at the outset, deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See id. Consequently, the district court did not abuse its discretion.

AFFIRMED. 
      
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