French Kingeekuk, Plaintiff-appellant, v. State of Alaska; Kevin Dockter; Perry Barr, Defendants-appellees, 97 F.3d 1459 (9th Cir. 1996)

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - 97 F.3d 1459 (9th Cir. 1996) Submitted Sept. 10, 1996. *Decided Sept. 13, 1996

Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM^**

French Kingeekuk, an Alaska state prisoner, appeals pro se the dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the State of Alaska and Kevin Dockter and Perry Barr, the state troopers who arrested him on August 22, 1993. The district court dismissed the action because Kingeekuk was not competent to litigate. We vacate the district court's judgment and remand for the district court to appoint a guardian ad litem. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 17(c); Krain v. Smallwood, 880 F.2d 1119, 1121 (9th Cir. 1989), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 820 (1991).

VACATED and REMANDED.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); 9th Cir.R. 34-4

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir.R. 36-3

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