What is the test for abuse of a district court's decision not to review the merits of a claim?
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The following excerpt is from Williams v. Calderon, 83 F.3d 281 (9th Cir. 1996):
We review for an abuse of discretion the district court's decision not to review the merits of claims when the claims are abusive or successive. Campbell v. Blodgett, 997 F.2d 512, 516 (9th Cir.1992), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 114 S.Ct. 1337, 127 L.Ed.2d 685 (1994). The district court abuses its discretion if the court's decision is based on "an erroneous legal conclusion or on a clearly erroneous finding of fact." Id.
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