Legal Opinion
Brian Burd v. Gail Sessler
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 17, 2012No. 12-1337PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Brian Burd alleges in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that prison officials de prived him of access to the courts by preventing him from using library resources to prepare a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. As the case comes to us, he seeks damages from the prison officials. The district court held that such a claim is barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 114 S.Ct. 2364, 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994). We agree with the district court and therefore affirm its judgment.
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BACKGROUND
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On December 7, 2009, Mr. Burd pleaded guilty in Illinois state court to attempted…
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