Richison v. Ernest Group, Inc.

GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.

David Richison filed this lawsuit in 2009 alleging that his former co-workers tricked him into giving up his shares in the small software company where he used to work. While it’s not clear whether Mr. Richison’s shares were taken from him rightly or wrongly, it is clear they were taken from him long ago — in 2000. For this reason, the district court held all of Mr. Richison’s claims for relief, brought nine years later, time-barred under the applicable limitations statutes. On appeal, Mr. Richison seeks reversal based on a new legal theory he never pressed before the…