Joeffre Kolosky appeals the district court’s 1 dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint for failure to state a claim. After de novo review, see Olsen v. Mukasey, 541 F.3d 827, 830 (8th Cir. 2008), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 129 S.Ct. 2178, 173 L.Ed.2d 1156 (2009), we conclude the dismissal of Kolosky’s complaint was proper for the-reasons stated by the district court. We also find no abuse of discretion in the district court’s denial of Kolosky’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal, because Kolosky failed to demonstrate that he had insufficient resources to pay the filing fee. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.