Is a prisoner entitled to proceed in forma pauperis under Section 1915(e.2)(2)(B) of the Criminal Code of the United States?
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The following excerpt is from Battle-el v. U.S.A, CASE NO. 10cv831 BEN(AJB) (S.D. Cal. 2011):
claim"). "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." Minetti v. Port of Seattle, 152 F.3d 1113, 1115 (9th Cir. 1998). The provisions of 1915(e)(2)(B) are not limited to prisoners. Calhoun v. Stahl, 254 F.3d 845, 845 (9th Cir. 2001).
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