William Hamilton Gartrell v. R.S. Gaylor

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• explaining that a court may summarily dismiss a prisoner complaint if it is “clear” that the claims asserted are barred by the statute of limitations
• in forma pauperis claims are “properly dismissed pursuant to § [1915A(b)]” when “the face of [the] complaint” shows they “are barred by the applicable statute of limitations”
• “Under federal law, a cause of action accrues when the plaintiff knows or has reason to know of the injury which is the basis of the action.”
• When an administrative remedy request is submitted after the limitations period has expired, tolling does not apply to the period of time during which the grievance is pending

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).