Laurie Flanagan v. Benicia Unified School Distric

MEMORANDUM

In Appeal No. 08-17368, Laurie Ellen Flanagan appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing her action as a sanction for failing to comply with her discovery obligations, and from the order denying her motion for reconsideration. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review for an abuse of discretion both the dismissal of an action under the district court’s inherent powers and the denial of a motion for reconsideration. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Natural Beverage Distribs., 69 F.3d 337, 348 (9th Cir.1995); Sch. Dist. No. 1J, Multnomah County, Or. v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262 (9th Cir.1993). We affirm.

The district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Flanagan’s action for failing to comply with her discovery obligations, where the court previously imposed monetary sanctions on Flanagan’s attorney for failing to provide timely and proper initial disclosures, Flanagan never provided complete initial disclosures, Flanagan refused for many months to respond substantively to legitimate discovery requests, and the court found that defendants were prejudiced. See Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 69 F.3d at 348 (listing factors to be considered…