CLARENCE B. HICKMAN, Sr. v. County of Butte;

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
CLARENCE B. HICKMAN, Sr.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
COUNTY OF BUTTE; et al.,
Defendants - Appellees.
No. 13-17640
D.C. No. 3:13-cv-02147-EMC
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California
Edward M. Chen, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted November 18, 2014**
Before: LEAVY, FISHER, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Clarence B. Hickman, Sr. appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment
dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action without prejudice for Hickman’s failure to
keep the district court informed of his current address, in violation of a local rule.
We review for an abuse of discretion, Carey v. King, 856 F.2d 1439, 1440 (9th Cir.
FILED
DEC 1 2014
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

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1988) (per curiam), and we affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Hickman’s action
without prejudice where mail addressed to Hickman at the address he provided was
returned as undeliverable. See id. at 1440-41 (reviewing dismissal following
failure of plaintiff to keep court appraised of current address, as required by local
rule, and finding no abuse of discretion).
AFFIRMED.
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