What is the test for damages for wrongful arrest, malicious prosecution and/or wrongful imprisonment?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Soares v. Dumanis, Case No.: 3:17-cv-2478-CAB-RBB (S.D. Cal. 2018):

If Plaintiff were to succeed in showing that he was wrongfully convicted or his sentence was lengthened based on false evidence, an award of damages would "necessarily imply the invalidity" of his conviction and/or sentence. Id.; see also Guerrero v. Gates, 442 F.3d 697, 701 (9th Cir. 2006) (finding 1983 action stemming from allegations of wrongful arrest, malicious prosecution, and a general conspiracy of "bad behavior" among officials in connection with the plaintiff's arrest, prosecution, and incarceration were barred by Heck).

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