Cissna
(PC) Shropshire v. Cissna
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RYAN NEIL SHROPSHIRE, Case No. 2:21-cv-01693-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
v. PAUPERIS TERRIE CISSNA, et al., ECF Nos. 7 & 10 Defendants. SCREENING ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF: (1) FILE AN AMENDED
COMPLAINT; OR
17 (2) STAND BY HIS COMPLAINT SUBJECT TO A RECOMMENDATION
THAT IT BE DISMISSED
19 ECF No. 1
THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE
21 Plaintiff Ryan Shropshire is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He alleges that defendant Cissna falsified a search warrant affidavit and fabricated evidence for use against him in his criminal trial. ECF No. 1. Because his claims appear to contest the validity of his criminal conviction, which has not terminated in his favor, they are barred under the Heck doctrine. I will give plaintiff an