Darryl John Jennings, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for sanctions pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(b)(2). 1 Jennings requested sanctions against the clerk of the district court for failing to provide certain documents relating to Jennings’s appeal of the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate. Specifically, Jennings claims the clerk’s failure to deliver two documents Jennings requested was deliberate and violated the integrity of the discovery process. After reviewing the record and briefs, we affirm the district court. 2

Under Rule 37, “if a party or a party’s officer, director, or managing agent — or a witness ... fails to obey an order to provide or permit discovery ..., the court where the action is pending may issue” orders imposing sanctions. Fed.R.Civ.P. 37(b)(2)(A). Rule 37 also provides that, unless the failure was justified, the court must order “the disobedient party, the at *872 torney advising that party, or both” to pay expenses. Id. § 37(b)(2)(C).

The district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Jennings’s motion for sanctions. Rule 37 does not allow the relief sought by Jennings because the clerk was not a party to the litigation. Furthermore, the record fully supports the conclusion that the clerk complied with the court’s orders and provided Jennings with the requested documents.

AFFIRMED.