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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-6886

DAVID MEYERS,

Petitioner - Appellant,

v.

EDWARD WRIGHT, Warden; G.E.O. INC; VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF 

CORRECTIONS,

Respondents - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern 

District of Virginia, at Richmond. Robert E. Payne, Senior

District Judge. (3:16-cv-00005-REP-RCY)

Submitted: October 25, 2016 Decided: November 21, 2016

Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and KEENAN and FLOYD, Circuit 

Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

David Meyers, Appellant Pro Se. 

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

David Meyers appeals the district court’s order dismissing 

his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2012) petition without prejudice for 

failing to comply with a court order. We affirm.

A district court may dismiss an action based on a 

plaintiff’s failure to comply with any order. Fed. R. Civ. P. 

41(b). Where a litigant has ignored an express warning that 

noncompliance with a court order will result in dismissal, the 

district court should dismiss the case. See Ballard v. Carlson, 

882 F.2d 93, 95-96 (4th Cir. 1989). We review a decision to 

dismiss for failure to comply with a court order for abuse of 

discretion. Id.

We have reviewed the record and find no abuse of 

discretion. Accordingly, we grant Meyers leave to proceed in 

forma pauperis and affirm the district court’s order. We 

dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal 

contentions are adequately presented in the materials before 

this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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