Taylor v. California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION NOV 27 2015 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT KIRELL FRANCIS TAYLOR, Nos. 14-16856, 15-15787 Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 1:13-cv-01558-AWI- DLB v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MEMORANDUM* CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION; et al., Defendants - Appellees. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Anthony W. Ishii, District Judge, Presiding Submitted November 18, 2015** Before: TASHIMA, OWENS, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges. California state prisoner Kirell Francis Taylor appeals pro se from the district court’s order revoking his in forma pauperis status under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) in his action alleging federal and state law claims. We have jurisdiction * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes these cases are suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court’s interpretation and application of § 1915(g), Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1052 (9th Cir. 2007), and for an abuse of discretion its denial of leave to proceed in forma pauperis, O’Loughlin v. Doe, 920 F.2d 614, 616 (9th Cir. 1990). We affirm. The district court did not abuse its discretion by revoking Taylor’s in forma pauperis status because it properly determined that Taylor has three strikes under § 1915(g), and Taylor failed to allege adequately that the “prison officials continue with a practice that has injured him or others similarly situated in the past[.]” Andrews, 493 F.3d at 1055-57 (discussing the imminent danger exception to § 1915(g)) (emphasis added). We do not consider on appeal “[d]ocuments or facts not presented to the district court[.]” United States v. Elias, 921 F.2d 870, 874 (9th Cir. 1990). Taylor’s requests, set forth in his opening briefs, are denied. AFFIRMED. 2 14-16856