· 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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