Reese v. Skinner

PER CURIAM: *

Roderick L. Reese, Texas prisoner # 1027930, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action as frivolous. We review a district court’s dismissal of an in forma pauperis complaint as frivolous pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i) for an abuse of discretion. Siglar v. Hightower, 112 F.3d 191, 193 (5th Cir.1997). A claim may be dismissed as frivolous if it does not have an arguable basis in fact or law. Gonzales v. Wyatt, 157 F.3d 1016, 1019 (5th Cir.1998).

Reese argues that the district court abused its discretion by dismissing his deliberate indifference…