BELL v. PETERS

Nos. 93-1956, 93-2326.

33 F.3d 18 (1994)

Ricky BELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Pamela Ann PETERS and James R. Carter, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ricky Bell, pro se.

Brian F. Barov, Office of the Atty. Gen., Cr. Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, for Pamela Ann Peters.

Karen L. Kendall, David R. Sinn, David A. Perkins, and Brad A. Elward, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, IL, for James R. Carter.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and BAUER and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Heck v. Humphrey, ___ U.S. ___, 114 S.Ct. 2364, 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994), affirming on different and far-reaching grounds a decision by this court, has changed the law governing prisoners' civil rights cases in an important respect which we wish to flag for the bench and bar of this circuit. A common type of prisoners' civil rights suit is one in which the prisoner charges that his conviction was procured by unconstitutional conduct. Since such a...

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