Harry W. Roberts v. B. Wilson

Harry W. Roberts, pro se, appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1988 civil rights action under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(B)(2)(ii). Roberts argues that the district court erroneously concluded that Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 114 S.Ct. 2364, 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994), and Edwards v. Balisok, 520 U.S. 641, 117 S.Ct. 1584, 137 L.Ed.2d 906 (1997) rendered his action incognizable under § 1983. 1

We review § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) dismissals for failure to state a claim de novo, using the same standards that govern Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) dismissals and viewing the allegations in the…