Eric Locks v. Charles Marshall James Gomez S.J. Borrego

15 F.3d 1086 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Eric LOCKS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Charles MARSHALL; James Gomez; S.J. Borrego, Respondents-Appellees. No. 93-16346. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 6, 1993. * Decided Dec. 27, 1993. Before: SNEED, NOONAN, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 California state prisoner Eric Locks appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action for failure to file an amended complaint as directed by the court. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We review the district court's decision for abuse of discretion, Eldridge v. Block, 832 F.2d 1132, 1136 (9th Cir.1987), and we affirm. 3 A district court may dismiss an action for failure to comply with any order of the court. Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b); Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260 (9th Cir.1992). Dismissal, however, is a severe penalty and should be imposed only in extreme circumstances. Ferdik, 963…