(PC) Hendrix v. Gomez

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DOMINIQUE HENDRIX, No. 2:21-cv-01062-WBS-EFB (PC) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 J. GOMEZ, 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action brought under 42 18 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendant moves to dismiss the complaint as barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512

19 U.S. 477

(1994). ECF No. 27. For the reasons that follow, the motion to dismiss must be denied. 20 I. Background 21 This action proceeds on plaintiff’s claim that defendant used excessive…