James William Morris v. The Federal Bureau of Investigation United States of America

962 F.2d 14 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James William MORRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION; United States of America, Defendants-Appellees. No. 90-55694. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 6, 1992. * Decided May 11, 1992. 1 Before JAMES R. BROWNING and FARRIS, Circuit Judges, MACBRIDE, ** Senior District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 The district court, acting sua sponte, dismissed Morris' pro se complaint against the FBI for failure to comply with Rule 8(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 1 The court ruled that Morris' complaint, which consisted of 54 unnumbered pages of single-spaced, handwritten narrative, did not contain a "short and plain statement" of Morris' claims. 2 The dismissal order requires Morris to obtain permission from the district court before filing any further complaints. Morris appeals. 4 We raise sua sponte the issue of our jurisdiction to hear this appeal. See Abernathy…