Lien Huynh v. Chase Manhattan Bank

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• holding that the 2 Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws applied where jurisdiction based on U.S.C. § 632
• finding that federal 24 common law dictates that the law of the forum governs statute of limitations issues in federal 25 question cases
• explaining that the forum will apply its own state’s statute of limitations 14 barring exceptional circumstances and constitutional restrictions
• explaining that when federal jurisdiction is not based on diversity of citizenship, “federal common law choice-of-law rules apply”
• explaining that a complaint may be dismissed on statute of limitations grounds so long as the running of the limitation period is apparent on the face of the complaint
• noting plaintiffs did not allege any extraordinary circumstances 20 beyond their control that made filing timely “impossible”

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