Warees Ibn Muzakkir v. Augustine Villasenor

65 F.3d 175 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Warees Ibn MUZAKKIR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Augustine VILLASENOR, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-16626. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 16, 1995. * Decided Aug. 22, 1995. Before: ALARCON, FERNANDEZ, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Arizona state prisoner Warees Muzakkir appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(b) for failure to comply with the district court's discovery orders. Muzakkir contends that (1) the district court lacked authority to issue the orders because the discovery deadline had passed, and (2) he did not have to submit to discovery because to do so would have violated his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review sanctions imposed under Rule 37 for abuse of discretion. Refac Int'l, Ltd. v. Hitachi,…