LaTeca Williams v. Scott Bradshaw

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Lateca Williams appeals the order of the district court 2 granting the defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings, as well as its order denying her motion to amend her complaint. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

Ms. Williams’s mother, Teca Jordan, died while in police custody. Two years later, Ms. Williams sued the defendants under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that their conduct had violated Ms. Jordan’s rights under the eighth and fourteenth amendments. The Arkansas statute of limitations period for personal injury suits is three years, see Ark.Code Ann. §…