Legal Opinion
Bassey Udom v. Daniel Fonseca
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1988No. 87-6231PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we consider two questions: (1) what is the proper procedure for raising a claim that the applicable statute of limitations has been tolled; and (2) whether the district court abused its discretion in dismissing the case without prejudice because plaintiff did not file an amended complaint within the time allotted to him.
Facts
This appeal arises out of a civil rights suit brought by plaintiff against the City of Bell, the City of Cudahy, the council members of both cities, Bell-Cudahy’s Chief of Police, and several individual police officers. Bassey Udom,…
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