Harper v. Jackson

COOK, Circuit Judge.

Pro se § 1983 plaintiff Mark Allen Harper sued the defendant police officers, alleging that in 2003 they detained him and searched his residence in violation of the Fourth Amendment. After the officers discovered drug paraphernalia and marijuana, Harper pleaded guilty to possession charges. In Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 114 S.Ct. 2364, 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994), the Supreme Court barred § 1983 actions for damages where a favorable judgment would necessarily impugn the validity of an outstanding criminal conviction. Id. at 487, 114 S.Ct. 2364. This case asks whether the…