Smith v. Holtz

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  1. N.D.Ala.: Pretrial detainee can’t sue over false arrest yet

    Law Offices of John Wesley HallJohn Wesley HallDecember 27, 2015

    The bar under Heck applies to suits filed by pretrial detainees. Mallery v. McLeod, 2012 WL 2378140, at *3-4 (N.D.Fla. 2012) (citing Wiley v. City of Chicago, 361 F.3d 994, 996 (7th Cir. 2004); Smith v. Holtz, 87 F.3d 108 (3d. Cir. 1996)).In short, a claim for monetary damages that challenges the plaintiff’s detention, under the facts of this case, is not cognizable under Heck.