What is the test for filing a civil rights action in forma pauperis?
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The following excerpt is from Conway v. Fugge, 439 F.2d 1397 (9th Cir. 1971):
Appellant, a California state prisoner, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1981 et seq., and 28 U.S.C. 1331, 1343(3). The district court permitted the filing of the complaint in forma pauperis and then, on its own motion, dismissed it as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. 1915(d). This amounted to a dismissal of the action. See Williams v. Field, 394 F.2d 329 (9th Cir. 1968).
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