Kenneth Jerome Packnett, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Sherman Block, Sheriff; John Doe; John Clark, Defendants-appellees, 972 F.2d 1341 (9th Cir. 1992)

Before TANG and CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judges, and SHUBB, District Judge.^** 

MEMORANDUM^*** 

Kenneth Jerome Packnett appeals the dismissal of his civil rights action. We affirm.

The magistrate judge dismissed Packnett's complaint, which named 18 defendants, was 55 pages in length, and had more than 100 pages of exhibits attached, for failure to make a "short and plain statement" of Packnett's claims. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a). Packnett was granted an opportunity to file an amended complaint. He was informed of the nature of the problem with his complaint and that his action would be dismissed for failure to comply with the court's order. Despite an extension of time and a second opportunity to file an amended complaint, Packnett failed to do so. Because Packnett's complaint was long and confusing and because the district court twice offered Packnett an opportunity to amend his complaint, we hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Packnett's claim for failure to abide by Rule 8(a). See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260-62 (9th Cir. 1992), petition for cert. filed (U.S. May 21, 1992) (No. 91-8628); Nevijel v. North Coast Life Ins. Co., 651 F.2d 671, 673-74 (9th Cir. 1981).

AFFIRMED.