Billy Joe Armento-Bey v. Charley Harper

Iowa inmate Billy Joe Armento-Bey appeals the district court’s dismissal as frivo*216lous of his 42 U.S.C. § 1988 action. We reverse.

Armento-Bey filed this pro se complaint alleging that he was denied the right to present certain evidence at his disciplinary hearing for improper contact with a female officer. He expressly stated that he sought relief in the form of damages only, and not restoration of good time. Citing Heck v. Humphrey, — U.S. -, -, 114 S.Ct. 2364, 2372, 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994), the district court dismissed the complaint without prejudice pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d), reasoning…