Allen Hammler v. Dejiney Jones ( 2021 )


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  •                            NOT FOR PUBLICATION                            FILED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                        MAR 19 2021
    MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
    U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
    ALLEN HAMMLER,                                   No.   19-56263
    Plaintiff-Appellant,             D.C. No. 2:19-cv-02831-JGB-SP
    v.
    MEMORANDUM*
    DEJINEY JONES; D. UMPHENOUR,
    Defendants-Appellees.
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Central District of California
    Jesus G. Bernal, District Judge, Presiding
    Submitted March 16, 2021**
    Before:      GRABER, R. NELSON, and HUNSAKER, Circuit Judges.
    California state prisoner Allen Hammler appeals pro se from the district
    court’s order dismissing his 
    42 U.S.C. § 1983
     action alleging various constitutional
    violations for failure to pay the filing fee or apply for in forma pauperis status. We
    have jurisdiction under 
    28 U.S.C. § 1291
    . We review for an abuse of discretion.
    *
    This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
    except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
    **
    The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
    without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
    James v. Madison Street Jail, 
    122 F.3d 27
    , 27 n.1 (9th Cir. 1997). We affirm.
    The district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Hammler’s
    action because Hammler failed to file an application to proceed in forma pauperis
    or pay the filing fee by the deadline set by the district court. See 
    28 U.S.C. § 1915
    (a)-(b); Taylor v. Delatoore, 
    281 F.3d 844
    , 847 (9th Cir. 2002) (explaining
    that, under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”), all prisoners who file IFP
    civil actions must pay the filing fee as laid out in 
    28 U.S.C. § 1915
    (b)); Page v.
    Torrey, 
    201 F.3d 1136
    , 1139 (9th Cir. 2000) (the PLRA “imposes specific filing
    requirements on prisoners seeking to file civil actions in forma pauperis” and that
    these include a submission of “a certified copy of their prisoner trust account
    statement for the previous six months. . . .”).
    The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Hammler’s motion
    for reconsideration because Hammler failed to establish any basis for relief. See
    Sch. Dist. No. 1J Multnomah Cty., Or. v. ACandS, Inc., 
    5 F.3d 1255
    , 1262-63 (9th
    Cir. 1993) (setting forth standard of review and grounds for reconsideration under
    Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e)).
    We do not consider arguments or allegations raised for the first time on
    appeal. See Padgett v. Wright, 
    587 F.3d 983
    , 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).
    AFFIRMED.
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