Lora-Pena v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

How courts have described this case

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

• observing that § 1983 and Bivens claims brought by a federal prisoner could be Heck barred, although they were not in that case
• “It is conceivable that a law enforcement officer, acting within the scope of his official duties, may use force that is excessive in effectuating a lawful arrest.”
• Heck analysis applies equally in Bivens actions

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).