Case Name: Johnny Lee HOWZE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. T. TANAKA, Ph.D., individual capacity; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-10-08
Citations: 585 F. App'x 379
Docket Number: No. 13-56382
Parties: Johnny Lee HOWZE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. T. TANAKA, Ph.D., individual capacity; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: W. FLETCHER, RAWLINSON, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 585
Pages: 379–380

Head Matter:
Johnny Lee HOWZE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. T. TANAKA, Ph.D., individual capacity; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 13-56382.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 23, 2014.
Filed Oct. 8, 2014.
Johnny Lee Howze, Folsom, CÁ, pro se.
Before: W. FLETCHER, RAWLINSON, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
California state prisoner Johnny Lee Howze appeals pro se from the district court's order denying his application to proceed in forma pauperis and dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging claims related to his insomnia and erectile dysfunction. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion the denial of leave to proceed in forma pauperis, and de novo a determination that a complaint lacks arguable substance in law or fact. Tripati v. First Nat'l Bank & Trust, 821 F.2d 1368, 1369 (9th Cir.1987). We affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Howze leave to proceed in forma pauperis because Howze's claims were either frivolous or lacked merit. See id. at 1370 ("A district court may deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis at the outset if it appears from the face of the proposed complaint that the action is frivolous or without merit."); Sparling v. Hoffman Constr. Co., 864 F.2d 635, 638 (9th Cir.1988) (court may sua sponte dismiss for failure to state a claim without notice or an opportunity to respond where plaintiff cannot possibly win relief); see also Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825, 845, 847, 114 S.Ct. 1970, 128 L.Ed.2d 811 (1994) (elements of deliberate indifference); Simmons v. Navajo County, Ariz., 609 F.3d 1011, 1021-22 (9th Cir.2010) ("The [Americans with Disabilities Act] prohibits discrimination because of disability, not inadequate treatment for disability").
We reject Howze's contentions that the dismissal of his action was premature or that the district court failed to address any timely-filed objections.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.