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· 7/14/2011

McCarty v. Gilchrist

Citations

  • 646 F.3d 1281
  • 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 14390
  • 2011 WL 3243008

How courts have described this case

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

  • explaining that accrual of municipal and supervisory liability claims occurs upon the date the conviction is no longer outstanding
  • explaining that the statute of limitations under § 1983 “is dictated by the personal injury statute of limitations in the state in which the claim arose”
  • stating that the statute of limitations under § 1983 “is dictated by the personal injury statute of limitations in the state in which the claim arose”
  • applying the same accrual date of plaintiff’s underlying malicious prosecution claim as to plaintiff’s failure-to-train and failure-to-supervise claims
  • applying the same accrual date of plaintiff’s underlying malicious prosecution claim as to plaintiff’s failure-to-train and failure-to-supervise claims
  • stating Section 1983 only authorizes suits against persons who, acting under color of state law, violate a right secured by federal law

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Judges: Bye, Colloton, Shepherd

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