No. 23A216

Brett Kimberlin v. Department of Justice, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-09-06
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: civil-rights-action declaratory-relief DNA-testing heck-bar innocence-claim section-1983
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Heck v. Humphrey bar to civil rights actions under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 applies when a plaintiff seeks declaratory relief and DNA testing to prove innocence, rather than damages that would necessarily imply the invalidity of an unchallenged conviction

Docket Entries

2023-09-06
Application (23A216) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until November 1, 2023.
2023-08-29
Application (23A216) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 21, 2023 to November 1, 2023, submitted to Justice Barrett.

Attorneys

Brett Kimberlin
Brett Kimberlin — Petitioner
Dept. of Justice, et al.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent