Roy Heck
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Roy Heck is the convicted individual whose civil rights lawsuit led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Heck v. Humphrey, which limits when prisoners can seek damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roy Heck canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16600000 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roy Heck Context triple: [Heck v. Humphrey, petitioner, Roy Heck]
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A.
Roscoe Beck
Roscoe Beck is an American bassist and record producer best known for his long-time collaboration with Leonard Cohen and his work as a sought-after session musician.
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B.
Buck Houghton
Buck Houghton was an American television producer best known for his work on the original series of The Twilight Zone.
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C.
Mickey Loomis
Mickey Loomis is an American football executive best known for leading the New Orleans Saints’ front office during their rise to Super Bowl contention and long-term success in the NFL.
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D.
Willie Geist
Willie Geist is an American television personality and journalist best known as a co-host of MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" and anchor of NBC’s "Sunday Today."
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E.
Rex Pierson
Rex Pierson was a British aircraft designer best known for creating several important Vickers military aircraft, including the Wellington bomber used extensively during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roy Heck Target entity description: Roy Heck is the convicted individual whose civil rights lawsuit led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Heck v. Humphrey, which limits when prisoners can seek damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
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A.
Roscoe Beck
Roscoe Beck is an American bassist and record producer best known for his long-time collaboration with Leonard Cohen and his work as a sought-after session musician.
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B.
Buck Houghton
Buck Houghton was an American television producer best known for his work on the original series of The Twilight Zone.
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C.
Mickey Loomis
Mickey Loomis is an American football executive best known for leading the New Orleans Saints’ front office during their rise to Super Bowl contention and long-term success in the NFL.
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D.
Willie Geist
Willie Geist is an American television personality and journalist best known as a co-host of MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" and anchor of NBC’s "Sunday Today."
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E.
Rex Pierson
Rex Pierson was a British aircraft designer best known for creating several important Vickers military aircraft, including the Wellington bomber used extensively during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Heck v. Humphrey