U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 2006

Keeper v. Noce

Keeper v. Noce
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Decided March 10, 2006 · Garland, Ginsburg, Sentelle
180 F. App'x 170

Keeper v. Noce

Opinion of the Court

JUDGMENT

PER CURIAM.

This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the brief filed by the appellant. It is

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s order filed April 7, 2005, be affirmed. The district court correctly determined that appellant’s claims against the federal magistrates, district judges, and prosecutor are barred by judicial and prosecutorial immunity. See Mireles v. Waco, 502 U.S. 9, 10, 112 S.Ct. 286, 116 L.Ed.2d 9 (1991); Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349, 98 S.Ct. 1099, 55 L.Ed.2d 331 (1978); Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409, 96 S.Ct. 984, 47 L.Ed.2d 128 (1976). Moreover, all of appellant’s damages *171claims are barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 486-87, 114 S.Ct. 2364, 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994), because a judgment on those claims would necessarily imply the invalidity of his conviction, which has not been invalidated in a prior proceeding. See also Edwards v. Balisok, 520 U.S. 641, 117 S.Ct. 1584, 137 L.Ed.2d 906 (1997). Accordingly, we affirm the dismissal of the complaint without prejudice.

Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R.App. P. 41(b); D.C.Cir. Rule 41.

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