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LOPEZ v. DEPT. OF HEALTH SERVICES

No. 90-16747.

939 F.2d 881 (1991)

Eddie LOPEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEPT. OF HEALTH SERVICES, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 30, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eddie Lopez, pro se.

No appearance for defendant-appellee.

Before PREGERSON, D.W. NELSON and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Eddie Lopez appeals pro se the district court's sua sponte dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. In his complaint, Lopez alleged that he was denied medical services because of his indigency. We review de novo, Jackson v. Arizona, 885 F.2d 639, 640 (9th Cir.1989), and vacate and remand.

The district court's sua sponte dismissal of an in forma pauperis complaint before service of process upon the...

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