Alvarez

MEMORANDUM

California state prisoner Travis Ray Thompson appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging various constitutional violations occurring at three different prisons against numerous prison officials and staff over a seven-year period. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review for an abuse of discretion a district court’s dismissal for failure to comply with court orders. Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 F.3d 639, 640 (9th Cir.2002). We affirm.

The district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Thompson’s action because, despite its warnings, Thompson repeatedly failed to comply with the district court’s orders to comply with the pleading and joinder requirements under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8,18, and 20. See id. at 642 (discussing the five factors for determining whether to dismiss a case for failure to comply with a court order).

The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Thompson’s motion for appointment of counsel because Thompson did not demonstrate exceptional circumstances. See Palmer v. Valdez, 560 F.3d 965, 970 (9th Cir.2009) (setting forth the standard of review and…