G. Donald Massey v. Josephine County Tony Corriea Jim Fanning Gene Farmer

993 F.2d 883 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. G. Donald MASSEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Josephine COUNTY; Tony Corriea; Jim Fanning; Gene Farmer; et. al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 90-35257. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 27, 1993. * Decided May 6, 1993. Before BROWNING, KOZINSKI and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 G. Donald Massey appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his civil rights action for failure to prosecute pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm. 3 We review for abuse of discretion a district court's dismissal of an action under Rule 41(b). West Coast Theater Corp. v. City of Portland, 897 F.2d 1519, 1523 (9th Cir.1990). Under Rule 41(b), a district court may dismiss an action for failure to prosecute or failure to comply with a court order. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b); Malone v. United States Postal Serv., 833 F.2d 128, 130 (9th Cir.1987),…