BECK v. CITY OF MUSKOGEE POLICE DEPT.

No. 98-7171.

195 F.3d 553 (1999)

Rick Peter BECK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF MUSKOGEE POLICE DEPARTMENT; County of Muskogee Sheriff's Office; Muskogee Office of the District Attorney, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

September 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Danita G. Engleman, Assistant District Attorney, Muskogee, Oklahoma, for Defendants-Appellees County of Muskogee Sheriff's Office and Muskogee Office of the District Attorney.

Betty Outhier Williams, J. Heath Lofton of Gage & Williams Law Firm, Muskogee, Oklahoma, for Defendant-Appellee City of Muskogee.

Before TACHA, McKAY, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


TACHA, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Rick Peter Beck brought this action asserting federal civil rights claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and various state law claims. The district court concluded that his federal claims were premature under Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 487, 114 S.Ct. 2364, 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994), and that the state law claims were barred by the statute of limitations. It accordingly dismissed the action under...

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