Case Name: Gilbert OSUNA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mr. ERIVES, individual and LAPD Patrol B/W Unit Officer, official capacity; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-08-21
Citations: 539 F. App'x 736
Docket Number: No. 13-55275
Parties: Gilbert OSUNA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mr. ERIVES, individual and LAPD Patrol B/W Unit Officer, official capacity; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: SCHROEDER, GRABER, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 539
Pages: 736–737

Head Matter:
Gilbert OSUNA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mr. ERIVES, individual and LAPD Patrol B/W Unit Officer, official capacity; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 13-55275.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 14, 2013.
Filed Aug. 21, 2013.
Gilbert Osuna, Sunland, CA, pro se.
Before: SCHROEDER, GRABER, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Gilbert Osuna appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging excessive force and deliberate indifference. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion a dismissal for failure to prosecute, Al-Torki v. Kaempen, 78 F.3d 1381, 1384 (9th Cir.1996), and for failure to comply with a court order, Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260 (9th Cir.1992). We vacate and remand.
The district court abused its discretion in dismissing Osuna's action with prejudice for failure to notify the court that Osuna had provided documents to the U.S. Marshals Service because it failed to consider less drastic alternatives. Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 F.3d 639, 642-43 (9th Cir.2002) (listing factors to consider before dismissing for failure to prosecute or failure to comply with court orders and explaining that warning of dismissal prior to disobedience of a court order did not constitute consideration of less drastic alternatives); Ferdik, 963 F.2d at 1260 ("[Dismissal is a harsh penalty and, therefore, it should only be imposed in extreme circumstances."). While the district court had previously ordered Osuna on October 11, 2012 to provide the necessary documents to the U.S. Marshals Service, the record demonstrates that the district court sent the order to the incorrect address.
Osuna's request for counsel, set forth in his opening brief, is denied without prejudice to renewal before the district court.
VACATED and REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.