Cito v. Bridgewater Township Police Department

OPINION OF THE COURT

NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

This pro se appeal challenges the propriety of an order dismissing appellants’ Section 1983 action for failing to file within the time permitted by the New Jersey Statute of Limitations.1 At issue is whether the New Jersey two-year limitation on personal injury actions or the six-year residual limitation applies to this action following the United States Supreme Court decision in Owens v. Okure, — U.S. -, 109 S.Ct. 573, 102 L.Ed.2d 594 (1989). We conclude there is a two-year limitation on appellants’ action and will affirm.

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Appellants’ complaint is a…