Russell Merinar v. the County of Los Angeles

MEMORANDUM

Russell A. Merinar appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging various constitutional violations in connection with his arrest and detention. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C;'§ 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion the imposition of terminating sanctions. Conn. Gen. Life Ins. Co. v. New Images of Beverly Hills, 482 F.3d 1091, 1096 (9th Cir.2007). We affirm.

The district court did not abuse its discretion by imposing terminating sanctions under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 37(b)(2) and 41(b) due to Merinar’s willful violations of the court’s discovery orders that prevented defendants from conducting meaningful discovery. See Omstead v. Dell, Inc., 594 F.3d 1081, 1084 (9th Cir.2010) (factors for determining whether to dismiss under Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b)); Conn. Gen. Life Ins. Co., 482 F.3d at 1096-97 (factors for evaluating terminating sanctions).

We do not address Merinar’s challenges to the denial of leave to amend or of appointment of counsel because the district court imposed terminating sanctions. See Omstead, 594 F.3d at 1085 (appeal from Rule 41(b)…