Steven Thoreson v. ZAHED AHMED, CTF Dr., Individual Capacity;

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
STEVEN THORESON,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
ZAHED AHMED, CTF Dr., Individual
Capacity; et al.,
Defendants - Appellees.
No. 13-17026
D.C. No. 3:13-cv-01943-RS
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California
Richard Seeborg, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted November 18, 2014**
Before: LEAVY, FISHER, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Steven Thoreson, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district
court’s order denying his request to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) in his
42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging deliberate indifference to his serious medical
FILED
DEC 4 2014
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

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needs. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of
discretion, James v. Madison St. Jail, 122 F.3d 27, 27 (9th Cir. 1997) (per curiam),
and we affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Thoreson’s motion
to proceed IFP because Thoreson failed to submit a certified copy of his prisoner
trust fund account statements for the previous six months as required by 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915(a)(2). See Page v. Torrey, 201 F.3d 1136, 1139 (9th Cir. 2000)
(“[P]risoner-plaintiffs seeking to proceed in forma pauperis [must] submit a
certified copy of their prisoner trust fund account statement for the previous six
months.”).
The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Thoreson’s
postjudgment motion because Thoreson did not identify any new evidence, change
in law, clear error, or other basis for reconsideration. See Sch. Dist. No. 1J,
Multnomah Cnty., Or. v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262-63 (9th Cir. 1993)
(setting forth standard of review and factors for reconsideration under Fed. R. Civ.
P. 59(e) and 60(b)).
AFFIRMED.
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