NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 30 2018
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ROBERTO CHAIDEZ, No. 18-15885
Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 4:17-cv-01032-JSW
v.
MEMORANDUM*
SUSAN HUBBARD, Director; et al.,
Defendants-Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California
Jeffrey S. White, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted November 27, 2018**
Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
California state prisoner Roberto Chaidez appeals pro se from the district
court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging constitutional
violations. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse
of discretion a dismissal for failure to comply with court orders. Ferdik v.
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260 (9th Cir. 1992). We affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion by dismissing Chaidez’s action
because Chaidez failed to file an amended complaint that complied with the district
court’s instructions to give a short and clear description of the wrongful conduct
and each defendant’s involvement. See id. at 1260-61 (setting forth factors for
determining whether a pro se action should be dismissed for failure to comply with
the district court’s orders; where the district court does not make explicit findings
concerning these factors, we “review the record independently to determine if [it]
has abused its discretion”).
We reject as without merit Chaidez’s contentions that the district court
lacked authority to screen his complaint and erred by imposing a page limit on
Chaidez’s second amended complaint.
We reject as unsupported by the record Chaidez’s contention concerning
bias of the district court.
AFFIRMED.
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