Is there any case law that supports a claim that plaintiff was issued the rules violation report in retaliation for filing an administrative grievance?

Defendant argues that plaintiff's claim alleging that he was issued the rules violation report in retaliation for filing the administrative grievance is barred by Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994). It is undisputed that plaintiff was assessed 30 days of time credits for the disciplinary conviction based on the allegedly false rules violation report.

In Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994), an Indiana state prisoner brought a civil rights action under 1983 for damages. Claiming that state and county officials violated his constitutional rights, he sought damages for improprieties in the investigation leading to his arrest, for the destruction of evidence, and for conduct during his trial ("illegal and unlawful

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