Orvin C. Stanwood v. Robert J. Burch Linda Carol Laird Smith Jerry C. Smith

92 F.3d 1194 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Orvin C. STANWOOD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert J. BURCH; Linda Carol Laird Smith; Jerry C. Smith, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-35464. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 29, 1996. * Decided Aug. 5, 1996. Before: HUG, Chief Judge, SCHROEDER and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Orvin C. Stanwood appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to comply with a district court ordering Stanwood to file a joint status report or to show cause why the action should not be dismissed for failure to file a joint status report. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we vacate and remand. 3 Stanwood contends that the district court abused its discretion by dismissing his action for failure to comply with an order to show cause. This contention has merit. A review of the record reveals that Stanwood filed a motion for…