Charlotte Dellatorre Randy Johnstone Jacqueline Smith, and Thomas E. Beck v. Donald Preston Eugene Turney Vincent Greva

995 F.2d 231 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Charlotte DELLATORRE; Randy Johnstone; Jacqueline Smith, Plaintiffs, and Thomas E. Beck, Appellant, v. Donald PRESTON; Eugene Turney; Vincent Greva, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 89-55670. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 25, 1993. * Decided June 4, 1993. Before: HUG, WIGGINS and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Thomas E. Beck appeals pro se the district court's order sanctioning him in the amount of $1000.00 for failure to file a Pre-Trial Conference Order pursuant to Local Rule 9 of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Beck contends the district court abused its discretion by sanctioning him because he had good cause not to file the pretrial order. Beck further contends the sanctions were unduly severe. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm. 3 We review a district court award of sanctions for abuse of…