ORDÉR AND JUDGMENT**
Plaintiff-Appellant Hahn Thi Bowen, appearing pro se, appeals from the district court’s dismissal of the complaint based on a failure to comply with the court’s order to file an amended complaint. Bowen v. Carod, No. 15-CV-729-GPG (D.Colo. Nov. 10,2015). Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.
The allegations in underlying complaint were unintelligible and upon review, the magistrate judge directed Plaintiff to submit an amended complaint that complied with the pleading requirements of Fed. R.Civ.P. 8. 1 R. 17-19. Plaintiff filed two subsequent letters with the court, but never amended the complaint. As a result, the district court dismissed the action.
We review a district court’s dismissal for failure to follow court orders for an abuse of discretion. Gripe v. City of Enid, 312 F.3d 1184, 1188 (10th Cir.2002). A court has the discretion to dismiss a case if iconcludes that dismissal alone would satisfy the interests of justice. Id.; see also Mitchell v. City of Colorado Springs, 194 Fed.Appx. 497, 499 (10th Cir.2006).
The district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Plaintiffs complaint, a sanction that was not imposed lightly. The magistrate judge provided Plaintiff an opportunity to amend the complaint, 1 R. 17-19, an extension of time to comply with the court’s order, id. at 21, and directed the order be resent to Plaintiffs new address, id. at 23. Given the difficulty in ascertaining the nature of Plaintiffs claim, the grounds for jurisdiction, and the relief sought, see Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a) — in addition to Plaintiffs lack of corrective action — the district court’s dismissal served the interests of justice.
AFFIRMED.