Olivier v. City of Brandon · ¶5

The question presented here is whether this Court's decision in Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U. S. 477 (1994), bars Olivier's suit. The answer is no. Heck prohibits the use of § 1983 to challenge the validity of a prior conviction or sentence so as to obtain release from custody or monetary damages. That decision has no bearing on Olivier's suit seeking a purely prospective remedy.

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