Martin Karl Maurer v. Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department John P. Owens

8 F.3d 28 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Martin Karl MAURER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT; John P. Owens, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 87-5979. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 6, 1993. * Decided Oct. 21, 1993. Before: BEEZER, KOZINSKI, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Martin K. Maurer appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action for failure to prosecute, and the denial of his request for a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum. We review for an abuse of discretion. Oliva v. Sullivan, 958 F.2d 272, 274 (9th Cir.1992) (Rule 41(b) dismissal); United States v. Owen, 580 F.2d 365, 368 (9th Cir.1978) (denial of writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 Maurer filed two previous appeals raising the same issues he raises in this appeal. In the first appeal,…