Eugene J. Hutch v. Business Office for Oahu Community Correctional Center

8 F.3d 27 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Eugene J. HUTCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BUSINESS OFFICE FOR OAHU COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-15887. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 13, 1993. * Decided Oct. 15, 1993. Before: BEEZER, KOZINSKI, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Eugene J. Hutch, a Hawaii state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights complaint against prison officials for failure to prosecute. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review the district court's dismissal of a complaint for failure to prosecute for an abuse of discretion, see Morris v. Morgan Stanley & Co., 942 F.2d 648, 650 (9th Cir.1991), and we affirm. 3 Hutch contends that the district court erred in dismissing his complaint for failure to prosecute. We disagree. District courts have an inherent power to control their dockets, and may…