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· 4/13/2023

Halaszi v. Wal-Mart Stores East LP

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  • holding that where a release order required release “upon the approval of a viable host site as determined by IDOC,” Heck did not bar a § 1983 claim challenging the failure to carry out that order
  • explaining that Heck does not bar claims not challenging or necessarily implicating the validity of an adjudicated criminal offense
  • noting that the Seventh Circuit is in the \jurisdictional affirmative- defense camp\
  • Heck applied to claims involving violations of parole based on inability to identify a suitable host site
  • an official responsible for addressing grievances may be held liable in a Section 1983 action if he or she failed to investigate and respond to the grievance filed

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Judges: Primos J.

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