Carolyn Denise Irby v. New York City Transit Authority (m.a.b.s.t.o.a.)

We take this opportunity to remind district courts and litigants who move for summary judgment against pro se litigants that -the failure to provide the pro se party with notice of the requirements of Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the consequences of noncompliance therewith, will result in vacatur of the summary judgment, no matter how meritorious, unless the movant shows (or it is obvious to the court) that the pro se was aware of this rule’s requirements.

Background

Plaintiff-appellant Carolyn Denise Irby, pro se, appeals from a September 29, 2000 amended judgment of…