Opinion ID: 497041
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Heading: Malone's Responsibility for Counsel's Malfeasance

Text: 30 Malone argues that the district court's order of dismissal unfairly punishes her for the misdeeds of her attorney. We have repeatedly rejected such arguments. See, e.g., Chism, 637 F.2d at 1332; Anderson, 542 F.2d at 526. We acknowledge that the degree of a plaintiff's personal responsibility for malfeasance is relevant to the propriety of dismissal. See Myers v. Shekter (In re Hill), 775 F.2d 1385, 1387 (9th Cir.1985); see also Reyes, 800 F.2d at 945. But in light of the egregious nature of the malfeasance at issue here, we cannot conclude that the district court abused its discretion in declining to excuse Malone for the faults of her attorney. As we stated in Chism, district courts cannot function efficiently unless they can effectively require compliance with reasonable rules. Chism, 637 F.2d at 1332.