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· 1/29/1997

Duamutef v. Morris

Citations

  • 956 F. Supp. 1112
  • 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 837
  • 1997 WL 86093

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • dismissing, inter alia, claims under § 1983 for malicious prosecution, retaliation, and conspiracy as barred by Heck, when the plaintiff’s underlying conviction had not been overturned
  • dismissing § 1983 claims of malicious prosecution, false arrest, perjury, retaliation, and civil rights conspiracy under Heck where the plaintiff's underlying conviction had not been overturned
  • “The gravamen of plaintiff's complaint is that he was ‘framed’ for a murder he did not commit in retaliation for his political involvements. . .As required by Heck, these claims will be dismissed.”
  • “[A] claim for abuse of process accrues at such time as the criminal process is set in motion . . . against the plaintiff” but not “before such time as plaintiff is aware, or ought to be aware, of those facts providing a basis for his claim.”

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Judges: Sotomayor

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