Legal Opinion
Aline Ervin v. County of Los Angeles, a Chartered Governmental Entity
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1988No. 87-5871PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILKENNY, Senior Circuit Judge:
Aline Ervin (“appellant”) appeals from the dismissal of her civil rights action for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, based on the running of the applicable statute of limitations. We review de novo, see Schlegel v. Bebout, 841 F.2d 937, 941 (CA9 1988) (failure to state a claim); Sheet Metal Workers, Local 150 v. Air Sys. Eng’g, Inc., 831 F.2d 1509, 1511 (CA9 1987) (statute of limitations), and we affirm.
The appellant argues that the statute of limitations relevant to her federal civil rights action was equitably tolled by virtue of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY v. TomanioSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Addison v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- Loehr v. Ventura County Community College DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- Diana G. Schlegel and Central Pacific Freight Lines, an Oregon Corporation v. William Bebout and Bob RussellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Michael Leroyce Bacon v. City of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Beecher v. Stratton Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1999
- Javor v. TaggartCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
- Estate of Blue v. County of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
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