No. 21-7075
Ian T. Cooke v. John R. Williams, et al.
IFP
Tags: civil-rights criminal-plaintiffs favorable-termination heck-bar heck-v-humphrey justiciability legal-malpractice tort-action tort-actions
Latest Conference:
2022-04-14
Question Presented (from Petition)
Does the justiciability bar articulated by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994) requiring criminal plaintiffs to favorably terminate their conviction prior to commencing certain tort actions apply to a cause of action sounding in legal malpractice?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does the justiciability bar articulated by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994) requiring criminal plaintiffs to favorably terminate their conviction prior to commencing certain tort actions apply to a cause of action sounding in legal malpractice?
Docket Entries
2022-04-18
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
2022-02-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 10, 2022)
Attorneys
Ian T. Cooke
Ian T. Cooke — Petitioner