What is the test for sua sponte dismissal of a frivolous action?
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The following excerpt is from Star v. Peters, 990 F.2d 1260 (9th Cir. 1993):
We review a district court's sua sponte dismissal of an action as frivolous for an abuse of discretion. Denton v. Hernandez, 112 S.Ct. 1728, 1734 (1992).
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