KEEL v. PHILADELPHIA'S HOUSEING AUTHORITY

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JESSE LEE KEEL, IH, : Plaintiff :

v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 22-CV-4018 PHILADELPHIA’S HOUSEING AUTHORITY, et ai, : Defendants : ORDER AND NOW, this J x of October 2022, upon consideration of Plaintiff Jesse Lee Keel’s Motion to Proceed Jn Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 1), pro se Complaint (ECF No. 2), and Motion for a Hearing (ECF No. 3), it is ORDERED that: 1, Leave to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 2, The Complaint is DEEMED filed. 3. The Complaint is DISMISSED for failure to state a claim for the reasons in the Court’s Memorandum as follows: a. To the extent Mr. Keel raises claims challenging the portion of his convictions that have not been expunged in Commonwealth v. Keel, Nos. CP-51-CR- 0011256-2015 & CP-51-CR-0011257-2015 (C.P. Phila.) and/or the prosecution giving rise to those convictions, his claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE as barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994). Mr. Keel may file a new case raising these claims only in the event his underlying convictions are reversed, vacated, or otherwise invalidated. b. Mr. Keel’s remaining claims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. 4, The Motion for a Hearing (ECF No. 3) is DENIED AS MOOT.

5, + The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case for all purposes, including statistics, COURT: 4

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