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Camarena v. Jones

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 24, 2001
19 F. App'x 665 (9th Cir. 2001)

Opinion


19 Fed.Appx. 665 (9th Cir. 2001) Hector CAMARENA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. B.B. JONES, Representative Department of Motor Vehicles, Defendant-Appellee. No. 01-55185.

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D.C. No. CV-00-12954-TJH. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. September 24, 2001

Submitted September 10, 2001 .

This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Terry J. Hatter, Jr., Chief Judge, Presiding.

Before HUG, PREGERSON, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Hector Camarena appeals pro se the district court's order denying him leave to proceed in forma pauperis in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, which alleged the California Department of Motor Vehicles violated his constitutional rights by denying him a drivers' license. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion an order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis, Minetti v. Port of Seattle, 152 F.3d 1113, 1115 (9th Cir.1998) (per curiam), and we affirm.

A district court does not have jurisdiction over an action that requires the review of a state court judgment. See Dubinka v. Judges of the Superior Court, 23 F.3d 218, 221 (9th Cir.1994). Accordingly, Camarena's action is legally frivolous, and the district court properly denied Camarena in forma pauperis status. See Minetti, 152 F.3d at 1115.

Camarena's motion filed July 24, 2001, to add his civil rights complaint to his informal brief is granted.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Camarena v. Jones

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 24, 2001
19 F. App'x 665 (9th Cir. 2001)
Case details for

Camarena v. Jones

Case Details

Full title:Hector CAMARENA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. B.B. JONES, Representative…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Sep 24, 2001

Citations

19 F. App'x 665 (9th Cir. 2001)

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