District Court, E.D. Wisconsin, 2026

Trammell Montriel v. Unknown, Kerri Cleghorn, and District Attorney

Trammell Montriel v. Unknown, Kerri Cleghorn, and District Attorney
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · Decided May 20, 2026
Trammell Montriel v. Unknown, Kerri Cleghorn, and District Attorney

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN TRAMMELL MONTRIEL, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 26-CV-55-JPS UNKNOWN, KERRI CLEGHORN, and DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ORDER Defendants.

Plaintiff Trammell Montriel, a prisoner confined at the Vernon County Detention Center, filed a pro se complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that his constitutional rights were violated. ECF No. 1. On April 24, 2026, Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Dries issued a recommendation to this Court that this action be dismissed without prejudice because it is barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 486–87 (1994). ECF No. 8. The time for objecting to the recommendation has passed and no objection has been received. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72; Gen. L.R. 72(c).

The Court has considered the recommendation and, in light of its agreement with Magistrate Judge Dries’s analysis and without objection from Plaintiff, will adopt it.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Dries’s report and recommendation, ECF No. 8, be and the same is hereby ADOPTED; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case be and the same is hereby DISMISSED without prejudice because it is Heck-barred.

The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this 20th day of May, 2026.

BY TH \ reetllee SEV Dertttnenast,) J... Stadtinveller U.S. District Judge Page 2 of 2

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.