JONES v. SHELLY

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

MARTIN W. JONES, : Plaintiff, : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 19-CV-4460 : WILLIE SHELLY, : Defendant. :

ORDER AND NOW, this 22nd day of January, 2020, upon consideration of Plaintiff Martin W. Jones’s Amended Complaint (ECF No. 7), it is ORDERED that: 1. Jones’s Amended 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). The dismissal is without prejudice to Jones filing a new case only in the event his underlying conviction is reversed, vacated, or otherwise invalidated. 2. The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case. BY THE COURT:

/s/ Gerald J. Pappert GERALD J. PAPPERT, J.