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BURD v. SESSLER

No. 12-1337.

702 F.3d 429 (2012)

Brian S. BURD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gail SESSLER, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 17, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Patrick Darke (argued), Attorney, Duane Morris LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Evan Siegel (argued), Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before FLAUM, RIPPLE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Brian Burd alleges in this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that prison officials deprived him of access to the courts by preventing him from using library resources to prepare a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. As the case comes to us, he seeks damages from the prison officials. The district court held that such a claim is barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477

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