Richard A. Street v. George Vose, Etc.

Pro se prisoner Richard Street appeals from the sua sponte dismissal of his civil rights complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). The district court ruled that the complaint was frivolous because Street’s claims were barred by M.G.L. c. 260 § 2A, the statute of limitations applicable to civil rights claims under Owens v. Okure, 488 U.S. 235, 109 S.Ct. 573, 102 L.Ed.2d 594 (1989) and Wilson v. Garcia, 471 U.S. 261, 105 S.Ct. 1938, 85 L.Ed.2d 254 (1985). For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

The complaint named as defendants George Vose, former Commissioner of Corrections and Superintendent of…