Jimmie Leroy Colbert v. Robert Borg, Warden James Rowland, Director

967 F.2d 585 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jimmie Leroy COLBERT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert BORG, Warden; James Rowland, Director, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 91-16242. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 10, 1992. * Decided June 19, 1992. Before FLETCHER, LEAVY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jimmie Leroy Colbert, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action seeking damages and injunctive relief to affect a transfer from Folsom prison ("Folsom"), where Colbert was incarcerated, to a prison medical facility. The district court dismissed the action, finding it was moot because Colbert had been transferred to California Medical Facility ("CMF") while the case was pending. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm in part and reverse in part. 3 * Mootness 4 Federal courts lack jurisdiction to decide moot cases, and…