Legal Opinion
Robert R. Cervantes v. City of San Diego San Diego Police Department Dennis Sesma Officer Carlos Garcia Les Wardwell Officer Eugene Bojorquez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 27, 1993No. 91-56305PublishedCited by 415 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Robert R. Cervantes appeals the dismissal, under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim, of his First Amended Complaint. The district court concluded that the action, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, was barred by the applicable statute of limitations. Because we conclude that Cervantes’ amended complaint adequately alleges facts supporting equitable tolling of the limitations period, we reverse and remand.
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Cervantes’ First Amended Complaint alleges that defendants Sesma, Garcia, Bojor-quez, and Wardwell conspired to violate his civil rights by unlawfully…
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