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Third Circuit Bars § 1983 Action For Untimely Release Under Heck

Pennsylvania state ex prisoner Hozay Royal appealed the 2004 dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action after being released six months past his mandatory release date. The dismissal was affirmed because the action was barred under Heck v. Humphrey, 512 US 477 (1994).

Royal's action came after Philadelphia County ...

 

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