No. 21-7447

Peter Liounis v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-03-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights due-process emotional-distress false-arrest false-imprisonment favorable-termination heck-doctrine heck-v-humphrey intentional-tort preponderance-of-evidence reasonable-doubt
Latest Conference: 2022-05-12
Question Presented (from Petition)

WHETHER THE FAVORABLE TERMINATION REQUIREMENT OF
HECK v. HUMPHREY, 512 U.S.-477 (1994), MUST FIRST BE
SATISFIED IN PLAINTIFF'S CRIMINAL CASE, EMPLOYING A
REASONABLE DOUBT STANDARD, PRIOR TO FILING A FEDERAL
TORTS CLAIM ACT COMPLAINT, WHICH ONLY EMPLOYS A PRE
PONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE STANDARD, ON A CLAIM FOR
THE INTENTIONAL TORT OF FALSE ARREST AND FALSE IM
PRISONMENT, AND THE INTENTIONAL TORT OF EMOTIONAL DIS
TRESS, WHEN NEITHER UNDERLINED INTENTIONAL TORT HAS A
FAVORABLE TERMINATION ELEMENTS?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the favorable termination requirement of Heck v. Humphrey must be satisfied in plaintiff's criminal case prior to filing a federal torts claim act complaint

Docket Entries

2022-05-16
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
2022-04-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-03-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 25, 2022)

Attorneys

Peter Liounis
Peter Liounis — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent