Southwick v. Seattle Police Officer John Doe No. 1

¶1 Matthew Southwick appeals the dismissal of his claims against the city of Seattle for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and his claims against King County on summary judgment. He contends that Washington’s claims-filing statute, RCW 4.96.020(4), tolled the statute of limitations for his civil rights claims. He also asserts that the trial court improperly refused to consider an untimely declaration of a previ*295ously undisclosed expert filed in response to the county’s summary judgment motion. We hold that RCW 4.96.020(4) does not toll an action brought under 42 U.S.C.…