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No. 9509877
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Iokepa Leialoha v. State of Hawaii Department of Public Safety

No. 9509877 · Decided June 3, 2024
No. 9509877 · Ninth Circuit · 2024 · FlawFinder last updated this page Apr. 2, 2026
Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
June 3, 2024
Citation
No. 9509877
Disposition
See opinion text.
Full Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 3 2024 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT IOKEPA K. LEIALOHA, No. 22-16430 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 1:21-cv-00411-JAO-RT v. MEMORANDUM* STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; FRED HYUN; KRAMER MAHOE, Cramer Mahoe; AUAU, ACO; Don Auau; TABAR, ACO; KYLE WISE, ACO, Kyle Fernandez-Wise; KAHAPEA, Lt.; SAM KAEO, Sgt.; CHONG, Sgt.; SANCHEZ, ACO; ALO, ACO, Andy Ahuna Alo-Faituli; LEE, ACO, Robert Lee; SUGITAN, Sgt., Ernest Suguitan, Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Jill Otake, District Judge, Presiding Submitted May 29, 2024** Before: FRIEDLAND, BENNETT, and SANCHEZ, Circuit Judges. * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Iokepa K. Leialoha appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging various constitutional claims that arose while he was a Hawaii state prisoner. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion a dismissal for failure to prosecute. Pagtalunan v. Galaza, 291 F.3d 639, 640 (9th Cir. 2002). We affirm. The district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Leialoha’s action after Leialoha failed to appear for two case management conferences and then failed to respond to an order to show cause. See id. at 642-43 (factors to be considered under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) in determining whether to dismiss for failure to prosecute or failure to comply with a court order); Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1441 (9th Cir. 1988) (litigants bear the burden to provide a valid mailing address to receive court communications). AFFIRMED. 2 22-16430
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 3 2024 MOLLY C.
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 3 2024 MOLLY C.
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