MEMORANDUM **

Jeffrey R. McKee, a Washington state prisoner, appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging denial of access to courts, retaliation, and other claims. We *712 have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion a district court’s dismissal of a complaint without leave to amend. Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1130 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc). We vacate and remand.

The district court dismissed McKee’s original complaint without providing notice of the deficiencies and an opportunity to amend with the benefit of that notice, and also did not address McKee’s retaliation claim. Accordingly, we vacate the judgment and remand to the district court with instructions to address the retaliation claim and provide McKee an opportunity to file an amended complaint. See Weilburg v. Shapiro, 488 F.3d 1202, 1205 (9th Cir. 2007) (“Dismissal of a pro se complaint without leave to amend is proper only if it is absolutely clear that the deficiencies of the complaint could not be cured by amendment.”); Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1261 (9th Cir. 1992) (“[B]efore dismissing a pro se complaint the district court must provide the litigant with notice of the deficiencies in his complaint in order to ensure that the litigant uses the opportunity to amend effectively.”); McGuckin v. Smith, 974 F.2d 1050, 1055 (9th Cir. 1992), overruled on other grounds, WMX Techs., Inc. v. Miller, 104 F.3d 1133, 1136 (9th Cir. 1997) (en banc).

Appellees shall bear the costs on appeal.

Appellees’ request for judicial notice is granted.

VACATED and REMANDED.