Can a court warn a plaintiff that failure to obey a court order will result in dismissal?

Moreover, warning a plaintiff that failure to obey a court order will result in dismissal can suffice to meet the consideration of alternatives requirement. Id. Here, although the court did not explicitly warn Mahdavi that dismissal would follow his refusal to comply with the court ordered trial schedule, the district judge made it clear that no continuances would be accepted. In light of Mahdavi's unwarranted refusal to proceed with trial in defiance of the trial schedule ordered by and explained by the court, the sanction of dismissal was not an abuse of discretion. See id. at 133; Mir v. Fosburg, 706 F.2d 916, 919 (9th Cir.1983) (plaintiff's failure to comply with discovery and trial schedule without cause might warrant sanction of dismissal).