George Williams, Jr. v. B. Faecher, M.D. Myers, M.D.

60 F.3d 836 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. George WILLIAMS, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. B. FAECHER, M.D.; Myers, M.D., Respondents-Appellees. No. 94-56244. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 26, 1995. * Decided June 30, 1995. Before: O'SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 George Williams, Jr., a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district summary judgment for defendant prison doctors in his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action alleging that defendants were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical need for knee surgery. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we vacate and remand. 3 Before entering summary judgment, district courts are obligated to advise pro se prisoner litigants of the requirements for summary judgment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 56. Klingele v. Eikenberry, 849 F.2d 409, 411-12 (9th Cir. 1988). The district court must advise a pro se prisoner that he or she must…