Joseph W. Sears v. Sacramento County and Management William McLeod Douglas Fraleigh Gerald Pauly

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21 F.3d 1115·1994 WL 146123·1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 20027
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 25, 199493-17066California916 words

Opinion

Opinion

21 F.3d 1115 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Joseph W. SEARS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND MANAGEMENT; William McLeod; Douglas Fraleigh; Gerald Pauly, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-17066. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 20, 1994. * Decided April 25, 1994. Before: POOLE, BEEZER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Joseph W. Sears appeals pro se the district court's Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b) dismissal of his action for failure to follow the court's orders to shorten his complaint and to file his complaint in compliance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 8. We review a Rule 41(b) dismissal for an abuse of discretion. See Oliva v. Sullivan, 958 F.2d 272, 274 (9th Cir.1992). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 Here, the district court twice warned Sears to file a complaint in compliance with Rule 8. Nonetheless, Sears filed a second amended complaint and a third amended complaint…

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