Nelson v. Helling

73 F.3d 370 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Mark S. NELSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Don HELLING; John S. Croswell III; James M. Rundlett; Karen A. Gedney; Mellonese Harrison; Guy R. Vega; Rumaldo Rodriguez; Jessie Walsh; James Stevens, Jr., Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-16255. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 19, 1995. Decided Dec. 27, 1995. Before: SNEED, TROTT, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Mark S. Nelson, a Nevada state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's grant of summary judgment for defendants. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. 3 We have jurisdiction only over final orders of the district court. See 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . Without certification pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b), orders dismissing some but not all of the parties are not final orders appealable under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b); Chacon v. Babcock, 640 F.2d 221, 222 (9th Cir.1981). "While the 'law of the case'…