Legal Opinion
Ott v. Md. Dep't of Pub. Safety & Corr. Servs.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 28, 2018No. 17-2047PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBNEY, District Judge:
Rennae Elizabeth Ott asks us to determine the statute of limitations for claims she brought against Maryland's Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services ("DPSCS" or "Department") pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ("Rehabilitation Act"). Because the Rehabilitation Act does not contain a limitations period, we borrow the time limit from the most analogous state law claim. In the past, courts have applied Maryland's three-year general limitation for civil cases to claims under the Rehabilitation Act. We, however, have not addressed this question since…
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