Ratliff v. Gettler

Full title: EDWARD RATLIFF, Plaintiff, v. DETECTIVE MICHAEL GETTLER, et al. Defendants.

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Nov 21, 2024

Civil Action 23-CV-3373 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 21, 2024)

Opinion

Civil Action 23-CV-3373

11-21-2024

EDWARD RATLIFF, Plaintiff, v. DETECTIVE MICHAEL GETTLER, et al. Defendants.

GERALD A. MCHUGH, J.

ORDER

GERALD A. MCHUGH, J.

AND NOW, this 21^st day of November, 2024, upon consideration of Plaintiff Edward Ratliff's motion filed pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6), and the attached pro se Amended Complaint (ECF No. 11), it is ORDERED as follows:

1. The Motion is GRANTED.

2. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to reopen this case and separately file the Amended Complaint (ECF No. 11, pages 7-13) on the docket.

3. The Amended Complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE as barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994). No leave to amend will be granted. Should Ratliff's conviction ever be overturned or its validity otherwise impugned, he may file a new civil action to reassert his claims for money damages.

4. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this case.