Campbell

*502 MEMORANDUM ***

Mimi L. Campbell appeals pro se from the district court’s order dismissing her action without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review for an abuse of discretion, Hernandez v. City of El Monte, 138 F.3d 393, 398 (9th Cir.1998), and we reverse and remand.

The district court dismissed the action for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with court orders. However, Campbell timely responded to and attempted to comply with the orders to show cause why the action should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution, and there is no indication that the court considered less drastic sanctions than dismissal. The circumstances of this case do not justify dismissal. See id. at 400 (concluding that the case did “not present ‘exceptional circumstances’ of ‘unreasonable delay’ so as to justify dismissal” for lack of prosecution); see also Oliva v. Sullivan, 958 F.2d 272, 274 (9th Cir.1992) (reversing dismissal for lack of prosecution and failure to comply with a court order, and explaining that “[wjhile explicit discussion of alternative sanctions is not always necessary, this case does not…