Can a party be dismissed on grounds that they failed to comply with a district court order?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Contreras v. Gomez, 48 F.3d 1227 (9th Cir. 1995):

We review for abuse of discretion a district court's dismissal on grounds that a party failed to comply with a district court order. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1260 (9th Cir.1992), cert. denied, 113 S.Ct. 321 (1992).

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