Case Name: Christopher Rolland POOLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AFFORDABLE COMPANIES LLC, The, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-04-20
Citations: 649 F. App'x 385
Docket Number: No. 13-57160
Parties: Christopher Rolland POOLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AFFORDABLE COMPANIES LLC, The, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: FARRIS, TALLMAN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 649
Pages: 385–386

Head Matter:
Christopher Rolland POOLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AFFORDABLE COMPANIES LLC, The, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 13-57160.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 13, 2016.
Filed April 20, 2016.
Christopher Rolland Poole, Yorba Linda, CA, pro se.
Before: FARRIS, TALLMAN, and BYBEE, 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
Chistopher Rolland Poole appeals pro se from the district court's order denying his request to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP") in his action alleging federal retaliation and discrimination claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion the denial of leave to proceed IFP, and review 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 vacate and remand.
The district court properly concluded that Poole's complaint failed to state a claim. See id. at 1370. However, the district court did not have the benefit of our recent decision in Rodriguez v. Steck, 796 F.3d 1187 (9th Cir.2015) (order), which explained that "a district court's denial of leave to proceed in forma pauperis is an abuse of discretion unless the district court first provides a plaintiff leave to amend the complaint or finds that amendment would be futile." Here, the district court did not address whether amendment of Poole's complaint would be futile and did not give Poole leave to amend. Moreover, it is not absolutely clear that the deficiencies in Poole's Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") discrimination claim could not be cured by amendment. See Lucas v. Dep't of Corr., 66 F.3d 245, 248 (9th Cir.1995) ("Unless it is absolutely clear that no amendment can cure the defect ., a pro se litigant is entitled to notice of the complaint's deficiencies and an opportunity to amend prior to dismissal of the action."). Accordingly, we vacate and remand for the district court to redetermine Poole's entitlement to IFP after Poole files an amended complaint.
VACATED and REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.