Can a federal court dismiss an action before service of process for abuse of discretion?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Robles v. Crist, 978 F.2d 715 (9th Cir. 1992):

We review the district court's section 1915(d) dismissal of an action prior to service of process for abuse of discretion. Denton v. Hernandez, 112 S.Ct. 1728, 1734 (1992).

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