Laurence Leach v. Waterway Car Wash

Laurence Leach appeals the district court’s dismissal with prejudice of his civil complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). We construe Leach’s notice of appeal as an implicit motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, and we grant Leach’s request.

As to the merits, having carefully reviewed the record, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the complaint. Leach failed to comply with the court’s order instructing him to serve defendant and to file a return of service by a certain date, and the court had warned Leach that failure to…