Corrigan v. Jenks

MEMORANDUM **

John Louis Corrigan appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, without prejudice, for failure to pay the sanctions imposed in a prior case on the same matter. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court’s exercise of the power to dismiss. See Hacopian v. U.S. Dep’t of Labor, 709 F.2d 1295, 1297 (9th Cir.1983), and we affirm.

The district court properly dismissed the action because Corrigan failed to prove that he paid the sanctions that were imposed in the prior action or show cause why his…