Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Garcia
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 17, 1985No. 83-2146PublishedCited by 3,888 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
In this case we must determine the most appropriate state statute of limitations to apply to claims enforceable under § 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871,1 which is codified in its present form as 42 U. S. C. § 1983.
*263On January 28, 1982, respondent brought this § 1983 action in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico seeking “money damages to compensate him for the deprivation of his civil rights guaranteed by the Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and for the personal injuries he suffered which were caused by the acts and…
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