Dr. Emory M. Ghana v. Michael J. Quinlan, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons R.L. Matthews, Director Western Region, Bureau of Prisons

985 F.2d 572 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Dr. Emory M. GHANA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. QUINLAN, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons; R.L. Matthews, Director Western Region, Bureau of Prisons, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-55485. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 27, 1993. * Decided Feb. 1, 1993. Before REINHARDT, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Emory M. Ghana, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to prosecute pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b). We review the district court's dismissal for failure to prosecute for an abuse of discretion. Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 113 S.Ct. 321 (1992). 3 The district court's dismissal should not be disturbed unless there is a " 'definite and firm conviction that the court below committed a clear error of judgment in the…