John Boyd v. Neal B. Biggers, Jr.

Mississippi State Penitentiary inmate John L. Boyd appeals the district court’s dismissal with prejudice of his pro se and in forma pauperis § 1983 complaint. We affirm as to two defendants based on the doctrine of absolute immunity, and as to the remaining defendants based on the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Heck v. Humphrey, — U.S. -, 114 S.Ct. 2364, 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994).

I. BACKGROUND

On January 8, 1981, John L. Boyd (Boyd) and his cousin, Johnny B. Boyd, were charged with the murder of Bobby Rogers. In 1981, Boyd was tried, convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment. The evidence…