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Kristy Cunningham v. Leona Bates
699 F. App'x 588
| 8th Cir. | 2017
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*1 Before WOLLMAN, GRUENDER, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Kristy Cunningham appeals after the district court adversely granted judgment [1] on the pleadings, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c), in her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Upon de novo review, see Montin v. Moore , 846 F.3d 289, 293 (8th Cir. 2017) (reviewing de novo a grant of a Rule 12(c) motion), we conclude that the district court properly determined that Cunningham’s claims for damages were barred under Heck v. Humphrey , 512 U.S. 477, 486-87 (1994) (stating that if a judgment in favor of the plaintiff would necessarily imply the invalidity of a conviction or sentence, the complaint must be dismissed unless the plaintiff can demonstrate that the conviction or sentence has already been invalidated). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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[1] The Honorable Rodney W. Sippel, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. -2-

Case Details

Case Name: Kristy Cunningham v. Leona Bates
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Date Published: Oct 30, 2017
Citation: 699 F. App'x 588
Docket Number: 17-1523
Court Abbreviation: 8th Cir.
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