BRYAN RICHARDSON V. FRANCISCO QUINTANA, No. 11-55902 (9th Cir. 2012)

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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 29 2012 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT BRYAN KEITH RICHARDSON, Plaintiff - Appellant, No. 11-55902 D.C. No. 5:11-cv-00420-UA-AGR v. MEMORANDUM * FRANCISCO QUINTANA, Warden; et al., Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California George H. King, Chief Judge, Presiding Submitted November 13, 2012 ** Before: CANBY, TROTT, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges. Federal prisoner Bryan Keith Richardson appeals pro se from the district court s order denying his motion to proceed in forma pauperis in his action brought under Bivens v. Six Unknown Names Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). U.S. 388 (1971). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion, O Loughlin v. Doe, 920 F.2d 614, 616 (9th Cir. 1990), and we affirm. The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Richardson s motion to proceed in forma pauperis because the complaint shows that the action is without merit. See id. at 616-17; see also Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472, 475-76, 486 (1995) (prisoner has no due process right to present witnesses at prison disciplinary proceeding where no atypical hardship imposed). Richardson s contention that the district court failed to construe his complaint as a Bivens action is unpersuasive. AFFIRMED. 2 11-55902

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