Larry Beaver Cheryl Beaver Aaron Beaver Janice Manley v. United States

967 F.2d 583 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Larry BEAVER; Cheryl Beaver; Aaron Beaver; Janice Manley, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-55711. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 23, 1992. * Decided June 26, 1992. Before FLETCHER, LEAVY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Larry Beaver, Cheryl Beaver, Aaron Beaver, and Janice Manley (collectively "plaintiffs") appeal the district court's dismissal of their action for failure to prosecute pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b). In their complaint, plaintiffs sought damages against the United States arising out of the allegedly negligent handling of the body of a relative during a funeral ceremony at Riverside National Cemetery in 1987. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm. 3 We review a district court's dismissal of an action for failure to prosecute for abuse of discretion. West Coast Theater Corp. v.…