Hill
Hill v. Moore
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
California state prisoner Brian Tracey Hill appeals pro se the district court’s summary judgment in favor of appellees Alameda County Sheriff Deputies Moore, Hesselein, Tolero, White and Doe defendant Sargent of the Third Watch in Hill’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging that the officers used excessive force during a physical altercation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.
On November 17, 1997, a physical altercation occurred between Hill and Alameda County Sheriffs Deputies. This incident is the factual basis for Hill’s § 1983 action. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants after find *565 ing that as a result of the altercation Hill was convicted of battery. See Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 487 , 114 S.Ct. 2364 , 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994) (holding that a state prisoner’s claim for damages is not cognizable under § 1983 if “a judgment in favor of the plaintiff would necessarily imply the invalidity of his conviction or sentence,” unless the prisoner can demonstrate that the conviction or sentence has previously been invalidated).