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Ninth Circuit: Heck Favorable Termination Rule Applies to Civil Commitments
By John E. Dannenberg
The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that the "favorable termination rule" of Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994) [which requires that before a prisoner can bring a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights damages action challenging a wrongful state conviction, he must first ...
The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that the "favorable termination rule" of Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994) [which requires that before a prisoner can bring a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights damages action challenging a wrongful state conviction, he must first ...
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