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· 9/23/1999

David M. Fink v. L. Shedler Susan Hubbard J. Valedez M. Jones T. Rosario D. Chefthaw Theo White

Citations

  • 192 F.3d 911
  • 99 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7885
  • 99 Daily Journal DAR 10019
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 23004
  • 1999 WL 739572

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that federal 23 courts apply the forum state’s personal injury statute of limitations for 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims
  • explaining that the court properly refused to entertain claims “completely unrelated and did not arise from the same transaction or occurrence”
  • describing three conditions required to equitably toll a statute of limitations under California law
  • “A claim accrues when 18 the plaintiff knows, or should know, of the injury which is the basis of the cause of action.”
  • “federal courts apply the forum state’s personal injury statute of limitations for section 1983 claims”
  • “[F]ederal courts apply the forum state’s personal injury statute of limitations for section 1983 claims.”

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Judges: Beezer, Trott, King

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