Richard K. L'ItaLIen v. Glen Craig State of California, Superior Court Ed Doonan, Captain

978 F.2d 1265 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Richard K. L'ITALIEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Glen CRAIG; State of California, Superior Court; Ed Doonan, Captain, Defendants-Appellees. No. 90-16481. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 5, 1992. * Decided Nov. 5, 1992. Before CHOY, SNEED and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Richard L'Italien, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. L'Italien contends that the district court should not have dismissed his action because he was justified in filing it late. The district court properly dismissed L'Italien's complaint because he failed twice to comply with the district court's specific instruction to amend his complaint within 30 days of the dismissal order. We affirm. I. FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS 3 The district court first dismissed L'Italien's complaint because he failed to comply with Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a)(2), which requires a…