Galloway v. Mississippi
Galloway v. Mississippi
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI ABERDEEN DIVISION
CHARLES D. GALLOWAY PLAINTIFF
v. No. 1:20CV217-RP
MISSISSIPPI, ET AL. DEFENDANTS
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
The court, sua sponte, takes up the dismissal of the plaintiff’s case filed under
42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks review of his pretrial detention imposed under the laws of Mississippi. The plaintiff alleges that he was falsely accused of a crime. He seeks the firing of “the dishonorable people in the justice system of New Albany,” their legal licenses revoked, and money damages. Doc. 1. He does not challenge the conditions of his confinement, as required under
42 U.S.C. § 1983; he instead challenges the fact and duration of his pretrial confinement, a claim which he should have brought as a habeas corpus claim under
28 U.S.C. § 2241. A claim under
42 U.S.C. § 1983does not accrue until the detention order has been invalidated. Heck v. Humphrey,
512 U.S. 477, 489-90(1994). As the plaintiff has not shown that his detention order has been reversed, expunged, invalidated or impugned by the grant of a writ of habeas corpus, his claim under
42 U.S.C. § 1983is not ripe for consideration and is DISMISSED for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, counting as a “STRIKE” under
28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). The dismissal is without prejudice to the plaintiff’s ability to file a habeas corpus claim under
28 U.S.C. § 2241. Including this dismissal, Mr. Galloway has accumulated more than three “strikes” under
28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). As such, he may not proceed as a pauper in future cases unless he is “under imminent danger of serious physical injury.”
28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). SO ORDERED, this, the 27th day of January, 2021.
/s/ Roy Percy UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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