Legal Opinion
Dennis Sharkey v. Eral O'Neal
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 10, 2015No. 11-15619PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Dennis Sharkey appeals from an order of the district court dismissing as time-barred his claims under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and various provisions of the Constitution pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district judge applied California’s two-year statute of limitations for personal injury claims to all of Sharkey’s claims. With respect to Shar-key’s claim under Title II of the ADA, we hold that the district court did not apply the correct statute of limitations. District courts must borrow the…
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