Richard Lewis Jones v. Maricopa County

50 F.3d 15 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Richard Lewis JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARICOPA COUNTY, et al., Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-15947. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 7, 1995. * Decided March 13, 1995. Before: SNEED, POOLE, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Richard Lewis Jones, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's order staying his 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 action pending exhaustion of his state and federal habeas corpus remedies. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we vacate and remand with instructions to dismiss the action without prejudice. 3 A section 1983 cause of action for damages attributable to an unconstitutional conviction or sentence does not accrue until the conviction or sentence has been invalidated. Heck v. Humphrey, 114 S.Ct. 2364, 2372-74 (1994). 1 4 In his amended complaint, Jones alleged that he was denied effective assistance of counsel…