Rodney O. Skurdal v. Yellowstone County

985 F.2d 574 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Rodney O. SKURDAL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-35859. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 27, 1993. * Decided Feb. 1, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana; No. CV-91-69-JDS, Jack D. Shanstrom, District Judge, Presiding. D.Mont. AFFIRMED. Before REINHARDT, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Rodney O. Skurdal appeals pro se the district court's sua sponte dismissal, with prejudice, of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights complaint. Skurdal contends that the district court erred by dismissing his complaint, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b), for failure to comply with Fed.R.Civ.P. 8. We have jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review for an abuse of discretion the district court's dismissal of a complaint, with prejudice, under Fed.R.Civ.P.…