Mahmood v. Gomez

12 F.3d 1107 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Al-Wakeel MAHMOOD, aka Robert James; Shakir Abdul Rahim, aka Michael Jackson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James GOMEZ, Director of California Department of Corrections; J.M. Ratelle, Warden of Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility; Karim Akbar, Muslim Chaplain; et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-55441. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 17, 1993. * Decided Dec. 1, 1993. Before: SCHROEDER, D.W. NELSON and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 California state prisoners Al-Wakeel Mahmood and Shakir Abdul Rahim appeal pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of prison officials in their 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. 3 Although neither party has raised the issue of jurisdiction, this court considers its jurisdiction sua sponte. Hoohuli v. Ariyoshi, 741 F.2d 1169 , 1171 n. 1 (9th Cir.1984). Under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , we…