Aurelio R. Lopez v. Ronald Fleck, George Kuzma, Gary Fletcher

43 F.3d 1479 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Aurelio R. LOPEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ronald FLECK, George Kuzma, Gary Fletcher, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-35648. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 6, 1994. * Decided Dec. 9, 1994. Before: D.W. NELSON, HALL and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Aurelio Lopez, a former Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of prison officials in Lopez's 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action alleging deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs in violation of the Eighth Amendment. We raise sua sponte the issue of our jurisdiction over this appeal, see Abernathy v. Southern Cal. Edison, 885 F.2d 525, 527 (9th Cir.1989), and transfer this case to the district court for further action. 3 The power of federal magistrate judges is limited by 28 U.S.C. Sec. 636 . Estate of Conners v. O'Connor, 6 F.3d 656 , 658 (9th Cir.1993). A district judge may…