Case Name: Juan MAGANA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, official capacity (Fresno County Jail N); et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-08-05
Citations: 536 F. App'x 756
Docket Number: No. 12-56495
Parties: Juan MAGANA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, official capacity (Fresno County Jail N); et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: ALARCÓN, CLIFTON, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 536
Pages: 756–757

Head Matter:
Juan MAGANA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, official capacity (Fresno County Jail N); et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 12-56495.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 24, 2013.
Decided Aug. 5, 2013.
Juan Magana, Lompoc, CA, pro se.
Before: ALARCÓN, CLIFTON, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Federal prisoner Juan Magana appeals pro se from the district court's order denying him leave to proceed in forma pauperis in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging excessive force, medical deliberate indifference and due process claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the determination that a complaint lacks arguable substance in law or fact, and for an abuse of discretion the denial of leave to proceed in forma pauper-is. 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 Magana leave to proceed in forma pauperis because he failed to submit the statutorily required six month prisoner trust fund account statement. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2), (e)(2); Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1139 (9th Cir.2000) ("[Pjrisoner-plaintiffs seeking to proceed in forma pauperis [must] submit a certified copy of their prisoner trust fund account statement for the previous six months."). Moreover, Magana failed to state a cognizable constitutional claim against the federal defendants and venue was improper against the state defendants. See Tripati, 821 F.2d 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.").
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.