Case Name: Lennie WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-12-21
Citations: 708 F. App'x 353
Docket Number: No. 17-55183
Parties: Lennie WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, SILVERMAN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 708
Pages: 353–354

Head Matter:
Lennie WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 17-55183
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted December 18, 2017
Filed December 21, 2017
Lennie Williams, Pro Se
Michael H. Forman, Assistant Counsel, Law Offices of David J. Weiss, Los Ange-les, CA, for Defendants-Appellees
Before: WALLACE, SILVERMAN, and BYBEE, 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
Lennie Williams appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing her action alleging federal and state law claims arising from her employment. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion a dismissal for failure to comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 8. McHenry v. Renne, 84 F.3d 1172, 1177 (9th Cir. 1996). We affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Williams's action for failure to comply with Rule 8(a)(2) because the allegations in the second amended complaint were vague, confusing and failed to make connections between specific allegations and individual defendants. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2) (pleading must contain "a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief'); McHenry, 84 F.3d at 1179-80 (affirming dismissal under Rule 8, and recognizing that "[pjrolix, confusing complaints . impose unfair burdens on litigants and judges").
The district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Williams's second amended complaint without further leave to amend — and with prejudice as to defendants Philip Browning, Jon Minato, and Dennis Veals — because Williams failed to comply with the district court's orders instructing her to file an amended complaint comporting with Rule 8 after providing Williams with two opportunities to amend. See Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 F.3d 639, 642-43 (9th Cir. 2002) (discussing the five factors for determining whether to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b) for failure to comply with a court order); Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260 (9th Cir. 1992) (although dismissal is a harsh penalty, the district court's dismissal should not be disturbed absent "a definite and firm conviction" that it "committed a clear error of judgment" (citations and internal quotation marks omitted)).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provid ed by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.