Ptah v. Berger

6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 7 AT TACOMA MALEK KALID PTAH, 9 CASE NO. 2:24-cv-00252-RAJ-DWC Plaintiff, v. 10 ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION FRANKE BERGER, et al., Defendants.

The Court, having reviewed the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge David W. Christel, objections to the Report and Recommendation, if any, and the remaining record, does hereby find and ORDER: (1) The Court adopts the Report and Recommendation.

(2) Plaintiff’s claims barred by the Supreme Court’s decision in Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 487 (1994) and are therefore dismissed without prejudice.

(3) Additionally, Plaintiff’s IFP Motion (Dkt. 6) is denied as moot.

(4) The Clerk is directed to send copies of this Order to Plaintiff, counsel for Defendants, and to the Hon. David W. Christel.

DATED this 7th day of June, 2024.

A 23 The Honorable Richard A. Jones United States District Judge