Legal Opinion

Walker v. California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 25, 2002No. 01-55456; D.C. No. CV-01-00854-TJHPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Richie Ray Walker appeals pro se the district court’s order denying him leave to proceed m forma pauperis on the grounds that his complamt was frivolous. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for abuse of discretion the district court’s denial of leave to proceed in *449forma pauperis, and we review de novo the district court’s apparent determination that the complaint lacked arguable substance in law or fact. Tripati v. First Nat’l Bank & Trust, 821 F.2d 1368, 1369 (9th Cir.1987). We affirm.

Because Walker’s complaint lacks any arguable basis in either law or…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Anant Kumar Tripati v. First National Bank & TrustCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  2. Wood v. SargeantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982

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