Legal Opinion

Christopher Poulain v. G. Gulick

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 2, 2017No. 15-35645UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Christopher Paul Poulain (Poulain) appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants on the basis that his action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 was untimely.

The district court did not err in granting summary judgment on Poulain’s § 1983 action because no material issue of fact existed regarding when Poulain discovered his injury. Poulain’s injury accrued on February 21, 2007, when he learned that the removed growth was benign. See Bonneau v. Centennial Sch. Dist. No. 28J, 666 F.3d 577, 581 (9th Cir. 2012) (holding that a “cause of action accrues…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lukovsky v. City and County of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  2. Ramirez v. YatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  3. Credit Suisse Securities (Usa) LLC v. SimmondsSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  4. Ford v. PlilerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  5. Bonneau v. Centennial School District No. 28JCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Smith v. FrinkDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 2020

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