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

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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-3984

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Kelvin Moore, *

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Appellant, *

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v. * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

David Inman, * Eastern District of Missouri.

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Appellee. * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Submitted: October 4, 2006 

Filed: October 17, 2006

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Before RILEY, MELLOY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Missouri inmate Kelvin Moore (Moore) appeals the district court’s preservice

dismissal of his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. Moore alleged David Inman, an

officer with the Caruthersville Police Department, searched his vehicle in violation of

the Fourth Amendment.

We grant Moore leave to appeal in forma pauperis. Following de novo review,

see Moore v. Sims, 200 F.3d 1170, 1171 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam), we conclude

preservice dismissal was inappropriate. It is not apparent on this record that success

on Moore’s claim would necessarily imply the invalidity of any state court conviction.

See Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 487 n.7 (1994) (because of doctrines like

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independent source, inevitable discovery, and harmless error, a damages suit for an

unreasonable search may lie even if the challenged search produced evidence that was

introduced at a state criminal trial resulting in § 1983 plaintiff’s still-outstanding

conviction), Moore, 200 F.3d at 1171-72 (noting footnote 7 and concluding a § 1983

unlawful-seizure claim was not barred by Heck). Further, there are no ongoing state

proceedings that would justify the district court’s abstention. See Younger v. Harris,

401 U.S. 37, 43-54 (1971) (holding, with some exceptions, federal courts cannot grant

injunctive relief that would interfere with ongoing state criminal prosecutions); Fuller

v. Ulland, 76 F.3d 957, 959 (8th Cir. 1996) (under certain circumstances, Younger

directs federal courts to abstain from hearing cases when there is an ongoing state

judicial proceeding).

Accordingly, we reverse the dismissal and remand for further proceedings in

accordance with this opinion.

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