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Arbi Kamali v. Rose Stevens, Ivan Villegas, Jordan Bryan, and Alen Hernandez

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaSeptember 11, 20251:19-cv-01432California761 words

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ARBI KAMALI, Case No. 1:19-cv-01432-JLT-HBK (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

MISCELLANEOUS RELIEF

13 v. (Doc. No. 70) 14 ROSE STEVENS, IVAN VILLEGAS, JORDAN BRYAN, and ALEN 15 HERNANDEZ,

16 Defendants. 17 18 On July 3, 2025, this case was reassigned to the undersigned. (Doc. No. 69). The Court 19 has reviewed the docket and pleadings. 20 Plaintiff initially proceeded in this action on his Eighth Amendment excessive use of force 21 and First Amendment retaliation claims against Correctional Officers Rose Stevens, Ivan 22 Villegas, Jordan Bryan, and Alen Hernandez stemming from events that occurred on January 21, 23 2018. (Doc. Nos. 15, 16). On January 24, 2022, Defendants filed a motion for judgment on the 24 pleadings, arguing that Plaintiff's claims were barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994) 25 because Plaintiff was found guilty of “Battery Causing Serious Injury” in a prison disciplinary 26 hearing based on the same January 21,…

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