United States Eleventh Circuit

The district court's dismissal of plaintiff's section 1983 action is affirmed in part and reversed where the court erred in finding claims barred under Heck, and erred by finding that, according to the doctrine of res judicata, plaintiff failed to state a claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/14/2003
• Published 11/14/2003

Judges

• BARKETT, Circuit Judge:, Before TJOFLAT, BARKETT and HILL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John Cowles Neiman, Jr. (Court-Appointed), Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eric Bice Cromwell, II, James E. Atchison, Mobile, AL, for Defendants-Appellees.