Legal Opinion
Robert Lovett v. Walter S. Ray, Chairman, Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 28, 2003No. 02-14660PublishedCited by 169 opinions
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Robert Lovett, a state prisoner, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint, alleging that the defendants violated his constitutional right against ex post facto laws by changing the frequency of his parole consideration under a newly enacted law. The district court dismissed his complaint as time barred, and he now appeals pro se. We affirm.
“We independently review the district court’s ruling concerning the applicable statute of limitations.” Uboh v. Reno, 141 F.3d 1000, 1002 (11th Cir.1998). “Federal courts apply their forum state’s statute of limitations for personal injury actions to actions…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Uboh v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Peter L. Knight, Dennis L. Wall, Michael D. Mulkey v. Columbus, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Gary Walker v. Charlie Jones, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Thigpen v. Bibb County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
3Cited by169 opinions
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- Timson v. SampsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- Davis v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. ConsolidatedCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- Nathaniel Porter, Jr. v. Walter S. Ray, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
- McNair v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
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