Lorine Harris Michael Grayson Mose Herbert, Junior v. The City of Gardena David Allen Mathieson Ron Panter Richard K. Propster

952 F.2d 1399 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Lorine HARRIS; Michael Grayson; Mose Herbert, Junior, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF GARDENA; David Allen Mathieson; Ron Panter; Richard K. Propster, Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-55574. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 9, 1992. * Decided Jan. 14, 1992. Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, and SNEED and ALARCON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Lorine Harris, Michael Grayson, and Mose Herbert appeal the district court's dismissal of their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action under Fed.R.Civ.P. 16(f) for failure to comply with a pretrial order. We vacate the order of dismissal and remand for further proceedings. 3 The district court relied primarily on Fed.R.Civ.P. 16(f) in its order of dismissal. Rule 16(f) states that for violation of a pretrial order a judge may order sanctions pursuant to Rule 37(b)(2)(C). See Malone v. U.S. Postal Serv., 833 F.2d 128, 130 (9th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 488…