MOHAMMED MOE MOOSAVI v. FAIRFAX COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF TAX ADMINISTRATION JOHN RUSS DEAN SADREDIN REYCON PROPERTIES (2017)

Mohammed Moe Moosavi appeals the district court's order dismissing his action with prejudice for failure to comply with a court order to particularize his claims. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). We conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Moosavi's complaint, given that nothing in his filings suggests a viable federal claim. However, based on the possibility that Moosavi did not receive the district court's order to particularize, see Link v. Wabash Railroad Co., 370 U.S. 626, 632 (1962), and our consideration of the factors in Ballard v. Carlson, 882 F.2d 93, 95 (4th Cir. 1989), we conclude that the dismissal should be without prejudice. We therefore deny Moosavi's motion to appoint counsel and affirm the district court's judgment as modified to reflect that the dismissal is without prejudice. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED

PER CURIAM: