Legal Opinion
Mark Alfred Garmon v. Robert Foust Robert Ervin and Charles Cramer
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 5, 1982No. 80-2206PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal we consider which state statute of limitations applies in a federal civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983: the statute governing an action based on the underlying conduct of the defendant, or the state’s general, “catchall” statute of limitations. Resolving inconsistent applications of the Iowa statutes of limitations in section 1983 actions, we hold the general statute of limitations applicable.
Mark Alfred Garmon brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against three members of the Des Moines, Iowa, police force. He charged them with…
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