MEMORANDUM **

Federal prisoner Bryan Keith Richardson appeals pro se from the district court’s order denying his motion to proceed in forma pauperis in his action brought under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion, O’Loughlin v. Doe, 920 F.2d 614, 616 (9th Cir. 1990), and we affirm.

The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Richardson’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis because the complaint shows that the action is without merit. See id. at 616-17; see also Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472, 475-76, 486, 115 S.Ct. 2293, 132 L.Ed.2d 418 (1995) (prisoner has no due process right to present witnesses at prison disciplinary proceeding where no atypical hardship imposed).

Richardson’s contention that the district court failed to construe his complaint as a Bivens action is unpersuasive.

AFFIRMED.