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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Brian Giddens, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Deputy Warden R. W. White, et al.,

Defendants. 

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No. CV 07-1201-PHX-SMM (JJM)

ORDER

On March 14, 2008, the Court issued its Order granting the Motion to Dismiss

submitted by Defendants Wright, Reeder, Signona, Matos, and Lunka. (Doc. #18.) Those

Defendants were thereby dismissed from the action. (Id.). The sole remaining Defendant

is Stuart, who has not yet been served. But because the Court granted the Motion to Dismiss,

there are no remaining claims against Stuart. 

The Motion to Dismiss was based on the ground that Plaintiff’s claims are barred

because they attack two disciplinary convictions, neither of which have been overturned or

vacated. (Doc. #15 at 2-3.) Claims asserting procedural defects in prison disciplinary

hearings that, if established, would imply the invalidity of the punishment imposed, are not

cognizable under § 1983. Edwards v. Balisok, 520 U.S. 641, 648 (1997). And if a claim is

not cognizable under § 1983, it should be dismissed. Id. at 649. Thus, with the Court

granting the Motion to Dismiss, Counts I and II are dismissed. There are no other claims set

forth in Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint. (See Doc. #7.) As such, the Court will dismiss

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Stuart and terminate the action. Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED dismissing Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (Doc.

#7).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED dismissing Defendant Stuart.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED directing the Clerk of the Court to terminate this

action.

DATED this 26th day of March, 2008.

 

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