Raymond C. Stokes v. Anthony P. Wartnik

28 F.3d 108 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Raymond C. STOKES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Anthony P. WARTNIK, et. al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-37027. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 21, 1994. * Decided July 8, 1994. As Amended on Grant of Rehearing; Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Rejected Oct. 14, 1994. Before: TANG, PREGERSON, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Washington state prisoner Raymond Stokes appeals pro se the district court's dismissal without prejudice of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action for failure to obey a court order to file a status report. 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.), cert.…