GONCALVES v. GARTNER
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Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
BARBARA GONCALVES, : Plaintiff, : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 25-CV-3476 : MUNICIPALITY OF EXETER : TOWNSHIP BERKS COUNTY, et al., : Defendants. :
ORDER AND NOW, this 13th day of August, 2025, upon consideration of pro se Plaintiff Barbabra Goncalves’s Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF No.1) and Complaint (ECF No. 2), it is ORDERED that: 1. Leave to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 2. The Complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii), as barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994) and with no leave to amend in this case. The dismissal is without prejudice to Goncalves filing a new civil action only in the event that her underlying conviction is reversed, vacated, or otherwise invalidated. 3. The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case.
BY THE COURT: /s/ Joseph F. Leeson, Jr. JOSEPH F. LEESON, JR., J.
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