Leonard Houston v. Bobbie L. Rheed, Chief Deputy Warden William N. Smith, Md Y. Young A. Dymond, Sgt. Huerta S. Garcia

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87 F.3d 1319·1996 WL 340770·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 31443
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 19, 199695-56481California375 words

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Opinion

87 F.3d 1319 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Leonard HOUSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bobbie L. RHEED, Chief Deputy Warden; William N. Smith, MD; Y. Young; A. Dymond, Sgt.; Huerta S. Garcia, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-56481. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 11, 1996. * Decided June 19, 1996. Before: CANBY, NOONAN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Leonard Houston, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action for failure to comply with a court order. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review for abuse of discretion, Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 506 U.S. 915 (1992), and we vacate and remand. 3 Where the district court does not explicitly consider the factors supporting dismissal of the action, we may independently review the record to determine whether the district court abused…

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